Example Of Rhetorical Analysis

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6. Low Energy: Enthusiasm, defined as eager enjoyment and active interest, is an audience’s most desired trait in a speaker. On the contrary, a boring delivery- evident by a low monotone voice, dull facial expression and overall lethargy- is most disliked. When the speaker does not expend enough energy they come across as uninvolved, uninteresting and unenthusiastic. 7. Data Dumping: Speakers tend to rely too heavily on the left-brain functions (Logos) of logic, language, analysis, reasoning, critical thinking and numbers. When they rely too heavily on this type of content, they end up talking too long, reading too many unnecessary slides and over-crowding information. That’s when the audience loses interest. 8. Not inspiring: Studies show that human beings typically make decisions based on emotions first (Pathos) and then look for facts and figures to justify it (Logos). Audience members do the same, they seek first to inspire an emotion in them, then, deliver the analysis to justify the emotion. …show more content…

Using irrelevant stories and illustrations: We all learn best by stories and illustrations. Watch an audience when you begin to tell a story or use an example, they lean forward as if they’re trying to hear better. If, though, the story itself lacks relevance- like using an automobile example when speaking to rural people who have never owned a car- the technique loses its

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