Ted Talks Argument Analysis

They all also attempt to discredit the opposing view ,whether it is through logic or simple dismissal. The last main trait I noticed was the tendency to make the title a question but not to answer it. This is most likely to draw people from both sides of the argument. Over all this genres attributes all are in place to reach more people and have them listen to their argument in an attempt to persuade them.

The main objective of Ted Talks is to spread new ideas to as many people as the medium can reach. The three examples I chose did this through varying methods with equally varying success. The first example I chose discussed how to have a political conversation that doesn't just end in heated arguments. The tone the author used

was a fairly lighthearted one. This choice was extremely important to the overall success since a more serious tone would have automatically put people off given the political topic. His thesis is stated right at the beginning of his speech though the title gives away the meaning before hand. Since there isn't a standard opposition to having better conversations he was able to avoid any adversarial statements. This could have easily led to a boring talk about just respecting each other's opinion But the author use of humor and its light tone kept listeners interested. The second ted talk covered the concept of computer learning. This in my opinion was the least successful of the three. He took a serious tone though the entire speech. This combined with the complicated lexis of the topic led to a dry speech about robots. His thesis was not stated till around half the video which had me feeling directionless