Comparative Analysis: Uber, PTSD in Veterans, Grey's Anatomy

Benni’s project was about how Uber is better than the traditional taxi. Benni had a slide that explained the history of and background of the company Uber. This is effective as it gives the audience an idea of Uber’s origins as a company, thus furthering their understanding of his main argument.

Jared’s project discussed the way in which the government does not do enough for veterans suffering from PTSD. His project had an appeal to ethos, as he said: “there is a 9.4% unemployment rate for veterans with PTSD”. As this rate is higher than the average unemployment rate in Canada, it helps to prove his point, thus making his statistic effective.

Samantha’s project was on how Grey’s Anatomy gives viewers a false sense of what it is like to be

a surgeon. Her project used video clips as examples, and then disproved these examples with real-life scenarios. This was effective as it utilised the compare and contrast method, which made it easy to see the falsified claims in Grey’s Anatomy.

Grace’s project was about why millennials are facing the worst mental health epidemic. The majority of her points contained a statistic or other fact to prove them, an example of this was the list of disorders that were recently discovered. Research thusly made her project effective as it created an appeal to ethos.

Blake’s project explained why the current school system is outdated. The design of his project was based around trees, with each branch of the tree becoming a new argument to develop his thesis with. The design choice provided minimalistic appeal and structured the argument together, thus making the overall presentation effective.

Ethan’s project was to explain why Edward Snowden was a hero, not a traitor.

During his presentation, Ethan asked the class whether we would be comfortable with the government watching all of our internet usage. When the class responded with a resounding “no”, Ethan explained that Snowden was attempting to make the government’s spying visible, as the public needed to know. This made his presentation effective as it made Snowden’s actions feel personal, consequently appealing to pathos.

Cathy’s project discussed how the movie Spirited Away was an important in teaching valuable lessons and showing Japanese culture. Cathy’s design choice for the presentation was whimsical, with images in bright colours and designs. This reflected well on her topic, as the movie itself is filled with bright and whimsical imagery. As such, this made her project effective as it connected her presentation to her overarching topic.
Chloé’s project asked the question of whether humans were still evolving. At the start of her presentation, she said: “Before we start, I wanted to say that I may or may not come to a conclusion at the end”. This was effective as it made her presentation feel far more open-ended, as if her presentation was a discussion instead of a

lecture.

Ezequiel's project demonstrated why McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets are better than the chicken nuggets from Burger King. During his presentation, he did a blind taste test to prove that people tended to like McDonald’s chicken nuggets better. This was effective as it provided a real-life statistic that proved his point.

Amy’s project discussed how deforestation does not have long-term economic value due to its effects on the environment. She handed out Doritos during her presentation, however she later revealed that Doritos is one of the companies that causes major damage in the rainforest. This was effective as it developed pathos, and made the audience regret eating the chips, thus making her argument much stronger.