Genetic and Biological engineering are just a few of the plethora of types of engineering that are rapidly evolving and expanding their horizons. Many advancements have been made in the field and the community is divided when it comes to the issue of whether or not we should use such technology or what the limits of the technology are. It is imperative to find a solution to this issue or to create regulations because everyone currently does not agree on what should be done about the issue and this could very much morph into a dangerous situation. Many researchers and scientists use their research to formulate their opinions and to persuade the general public while human rights activists use their beliefs, emotions, and possible scenarios …show more content…
He states what the presentation is about and continues to present the audience with some background information on what he is presenting. He presents the audience with real examples in life with animals and then moves to examples used in humans. The presentation had a wide variety of people in the audience. The TED talk was presented in Atlanta, Georgia with an audience that consisted of researchers, scientists, advocates, and members of the general public who were interested in this topic. He uses different appeals throughout his presentation to appeal to the different members of the audience. The TED talk was presented live in March 2011 but it has been online on the TED website since then and has actually gotten over one million views. Anyone with a connection to the internet has the ability to access this presentation or transcript and so I believe that those people who watched it online are just people who are interested in the topic. Wolpe heavily relies on and uses the logical appeal of logos to connect with the researchers and scientists in the …show more content…
Wolpe strategically uses pictures to support his claims and the pictures most likely have a tremendous effect on whether or not the audience will believe him. He explains the engineering that some of these creatures have endured before transitioning to the bioluminescent gene which is how he really connects the technology to humans. Wolpe explains the mechanic behind the technology of the bioluminescence gene and then says, “They did it with mouse pups, kittens…they did it with monkeys…if you can do it with monkeys, you can do it in human beings”. When he makes this connection, his purpose is to prompt the audience to think about the logics of the situation and realize that this is very true and could actually happen. The next major point that he makes is that, “…no area of government—not the EPA or the FDA—controls genetically engineered pets” and this would scare the audience because it is common knowledge that when something isn’t regulated, the situation will probably escalate and something unwarranted will happen. He continues to use the logical appeal when he uses the examples of the human ear that was grown on a mouse, or when they transformed a cockroach into a surveillance tool or when a scientist gave a cell random DNA and the cell actually
In 102 Minutes, Chapter 7, authors Dwyer and Flynn use ethos, logos, and pathos to appeal to the readers’ consciences, minds and hearts regarding what happened to the people inside the Twin Towers on 9/11. Of particular interest are the following uses of the three appeals.
Forty-fourth president Barack Obama on August 29, 2009 presents a eulogy for Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy a few days after his passing. Obama’s purpose is to pay tribute to Ted and all of the good he has done. While employing pathos, altruism, and some anger, he adopts a respectful tone in order to look back with the Kennedy family and treasure him one more time.
In the book Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer wrote about Christopher McCandless, a nature lover in search for independence, in a mysterious and hopeful experience. Even though Krakauer tells us McCandless was going to die from the beginning, he still gave him a chance for survival. As a reader I wanted McCandless to survive. In Into the Wild, Krakauer gave McCandless a unique perspective. He was a smart and unique person that wanted to be completely free from society. Krakauer included comments from people that said McCandless was crazy, and his death was his own mistake. However, Krakauer is able to make him seem like a brave person. The connections between other hikers and himself helped in the explanation of McCandless’s rational actions. Krakauer is able to make McCandless look like a normal person, but unique from this generation. In order for Krakauer to make Christopher McCandless not look like a crazy person, but a special person, I will analyze the persuading style that Krakauer used in Into the Wild that made us believe McCandless was a regular young adult.
In December 2009, the world was shocked by Tiger Woods. News was released to the public of a scandal regarding Woods cheating on his wife with numerous women. As a well-known and respectful individual in the golfing world, it was important for him to take responsibility for his actions. More importantly, in order for Woods to keep his sponsors and save his reputation, he needed to apologize to his sponsors and family. His apologetic speech exemplifies his remorseful attitude through diction, or word choice, and the use of ethos, or credibility, and pathos, an emotional appeal, to the audience.
“The role of a creative leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued” (Ken Robinson). From the vast and varying array of “TED Talks,” situated on multiple topics, Kenneth Robinson’s speech explores and questions an argument understandable to students in an everyday educational environment. More in depth, English author, speaker, and advisor on education, Sir Kenneth Robinson confronts and challenges the modern day academic school system killing creativity. Robinson argues that; hence, “We are educating people out of their creativity” (Ken Robinson). Kenneth questions whether students, or in other words, future leaders and world changers are being subject to guidelines and rules put in
In the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus, the narrator’s monotonous tone makes the reader experience a lack of emotion and feeling. The novel starts off describing Mersault’s current job and how he must go on leave in order to attend his mother’s funeral. He and his mother have been disconnected for some time as they had come to a mutual agreement with her staying in an elderly home. Mersault, the main protagonist, did not have the money or time to tend to his mother. The elderly home was the best option for the both of them. When he returns home from the funeral, Mersault gets caught up in external affairs he should not be in. He ends up writing a break up letter to Raymond’s girlfriend, which drives the rest of the story. Raymond beats his
From the Golden Dome of the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, comedian Jim Carrey astounded the students of MUM’s Class of 2014 along with their parents and faculty with his commencement speech. In his speech, Carrey gave some serious advice about self-discovery, fear and happiness sprinkled liberally with humor to the graduating students while remaining true to himself. It employed several non-verbal communication techniques as well as the three modes of persuasion that we learned in class.
Jay used ethos, by telling the audience that she was a psycho therapist who specialized in twenty-somethings. This gave the audience the understanding that Jay has the credibility to speak on this topic. Meg then went on to list various statistics that supported her main points, such as when she said that “we know that eighty percent of life 's most defining moments take place by age thirty five” (TED Talk). These statistics are a clear usage of logos, or the appeal to logic. Many times during the presentation, Jay used the appeal of pathos, by appealing to the emotions of the audience. An example of this, is when she said “... it 's realizing that you can 't have that career that you want. You can 't have that child that you want ... ” (TED). Another example of pathos, was when Jay spoke about son 's and daughters coming into to speak to her. Jay even used mythos effectively, by talking about the desire of many to achieve the societal norms of having a successful career and starting a family. This was an appeal to the audience 's need to belong to a group. Jay 's usage of the pillars of persuasion were masterful and there are many more examples of these incorporated into this
Every 20th of January, the United States undergoes the passing of power from one president, to another. On this specific election, Donald J. Trump was elected as president. He has received much criticism from opposition, but much praise from his supporters. Although a very controversial person, Trump gave a great speech that was based on uniting the people as one. Trump used multiple rhetorical strategies such as repetition, pauses in speech, and listing are just a few of them. Adding hints of populism, his speech was one that touched many citizens. While very controversial, Trump’s inauguration speech was one that was based on the people, not the elite, about bringing back what made America great, and uniting everyone as one.
And then gives two reasons “why” the first being economics and the second being cultural. This indicates the viewer that his topics are not only in America, but as well as a global issue. Thus, meaning that we are able to conclude that we should take in consideration the many things Robinson has to say. This TED talk is fantastic for those who are visual learners. Through out the entire presentation there is traces of logos ethos pathos some more than others. logos being logic or informative statistics. Ethos being credibility the background behind Robinson to show that he is not only worthy but is trusting for his input on these topics. Pathos being the emotion or reactions Robinson is able to output from the
A TED Talk video is spreading ideas in a speech that takes about eighteen minutes or less.In a TED Video, the speaker uses Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, to persuade their audience to believe them.Ethos is an ethical appeal (credibility), convincing the audience that the speaker is someone worth them listening to.Pathos is when the speaker uses emotions to persuade their audience.Logos is when the speaker uses reasoning and common sense to get to their audience.
How long can you hold your breath? How long is the limitation for a man holding his breath from your perspective (setting). In the TED talk that I watched, a man named David (author) illustrates his personal experience to not only all his audiences and people who watch the TED talk but also doctors or scientists who are attractive to the title of this TED talk and want to dig more (audience), demonstrating an answer to the question above. Besides, David is demonstrating that nothing is impossible (purpose) through his suffering experiences while he was training himself to hold breath as long as he could be(text). At the same time, the author mainly used two rhetorical appeals, which are Ethos and Pathos, to illustrate his story. How he deploys
Throughout Dan Pallotta’s TED Talk he argues that the discrimination against nonprofits is limiting their ability to change the world. He believes that nonprofits operate under one rule book, while for-profits operate under another. And the book for-profits are encouraged to operate under, allows them to attract the best talent, spend money to make money, take risks, pay dividends, and take their time returning profits to investors.
Meaghan Ramsey believes in business growth that stems from real social change. She has origins in nutritional science and has worked across FMCG and multiple organizations dealing with media, charities, and pharmaceuticals. Ramsey was also the Global Director of the Dove Self-Esteem Project at Unilever in London. Her TED Talk, “Why Thinking You’re Ugly Is Bad For You” occurred in September of 2014 at TED@Unilever in London. The audience that Ramsey is trying to target is the parents of young men and women who are struggling or may begin to struggle with body image/low self-esteem. She speaks to the parents directly about what can be done to minimize the use of the internet and social media at such a young age. Ramsey’s talk is affected by the audience in the sense that she uses
Science and technology are rapidly advancing everyday; in some ways for the better, and in some, for worse. One extremely controversial advance is genetic engineering. As this technology has high potential to do great things, I believe the power genetic engineering is growing out of control. Although society wants to see this concept used to fight disease and illness, enhance people 's lives, and make agriculture more sustainable, there needs to be a point where a line is drawn.