Mary Fisher Evidence Evaluation Mary Fisher's speech on HIV and Aids was executed extremely well in almost every way possible. Out of all the aspects of Mary's speech, I felt her establishment of common ground is what made her speech so great. Pearson, Nelson, Titsworth, and Hosek (2016) says “common ground occurs when you and your audience share an understanding of the world”(p.246). Mary did a great job of sharing her understanding and views of HIV and Aids, which is helping to establish common ground with the audience. Also, Mary disclosed things about her personal life that made her establishment of common ground even greater with the audience. All in all, Mary’s use of common ground did great things for her during this speech about HIV …show more content…
and Aids. It made her seem like a credible, trustworthy, competent, dynamic and experienced speaker. Pearson, Nelson, Titsworth, and Hosek (2016) says “common ground comes about in two ways.
First, you and your audience might share common ground prior to your speech”(p.246). In my opinion, I feel Mary makes most of the audience that listens or watches this speech feel that they all have common ground towards this issue of HIV and Aids, and that we shouldn't put shame on people that have this disease but, instead support them. A good example of this is in the speech when Mary said “It does not care whether you are Democrat or Republican; it does not ask whether you are black or white, male or female, gay or straight, young or old.” Her saying this makes everyone feel united and gives a feel of common ground between the whole audience because, Mary explains that we are all potential victims of this disease regardless of race, color, and etc. She is simply saying that we need to come together on this issue and support each other. In a Science Direct news article about HIV and Aids, Bowler, Sheon, D'angelo, and Vermund (2004) said “More comprehensive prevention and treatment services are needed to prevent on-going expansion of HIV infection and AIDS in the adolescent age group”(p.345). This is an example of how Mary speech explains, that we are in this all together and gives a sense of common ground because, adolescents are next in line to run our world, and we should be doing everything possible to protect
them. Mary’s use of personal experience also brought a strong establishment of common ground to the audience. A great example of this is when Mary said “ though I am female and contracted this disease in marriage and enjoy the warm support of my family, I am one with the lonely gay man sheltering a flickering candle from the cold wind of his family’s rejection.” This brings great strength of common ground with the audience because, she herself is literally showing that anyone can get this disease whether you're a single lonely person or a married person with a family. Pearson, Nelson, Titsworth, and Hosek (2016) says “Common ground is best established when you can show connections between the topic, your audience, and yourself ”(pg.247). Mary does exactly that by disclosing that she has this disease. All in all Mary had many great aspects to her speech about HIV and Aids but, I feel the best aspect that she included in her speech was the establishment of common ground with the audience. She did many things to establish common ground with the audience. She explained that we are all possible victims of this disease, regardless of the type of person we are and that we should support people that have contracted HIV or Aids. Also, and most importantly she established common ground by disclosing to the audience that she had HIV. All in all, the establishment of common ground made her speech sound credible, trustworthy, competent, dynamic and experienced.
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She understands just how unfair America can be to people who don’t fit in. She knows that she doesn’t seem like the best representative for the group of people she mentioned, but she wants the audience at the DNC to know that she has their best interests at heart. Mrs. Glaser wants the DNC audience to join her in the fight against AIDS. Glaser also uses Pathos in her speech. “Exactly four years ago, my daughter died of AIDS.
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