The TED Talk Dangers Of A Single Story By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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The TED talk Dangers of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie explains the meaning of a single story that creates many stereotypes in society. These dangers include the concept of stereotyping. Stereotypes are judgements toward a specific group or individual that include false beliefs. These stereotypes can limit the knowledge of an individual because they will associate every group as if they are the same. One particular story can never give us the full aspect of anything. Single stories will eventually give off huge misunderstandings that individuals tend to run off with. Adichie believes that as an African woman from Nigeria, that people had a negative stigma about her. It made her feel as if she was seen as inferior. How does one person feel the need to stereotype others based upon a false idea that was made by someone else? Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian author who is seeking to utilize her voice by speaking and teaching about African literature. In our daily lives, we mainly use ethos and pathos to convey …show more content…

Adichie uses an ethos appeal to the readers’ by providing an attention catcher to the audience. “I'm a storyteller. And I would like to tell you a few personal stories about what I like to call "the danger of the single story” (00:00:12-00:04:42). Adichie mentions that her mother taught her how to read at the age of two. Adichie incorporates her personal experiences because it gives an insight of how credible she is as a speaker. This statement was the beginning of the Dangers of a Single Story speech that would help allow the audience to gain a sense of understanding of the speaker. By using ethos, an audience can connect with the speaker effectively. To reinforce Adichie’s credibility, she uses several anecdotes were useful in this speech that could potentially relate and connect to the

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