Speaking and Listening: Evaluating a Speaker Answers

Use the space below to take shorthand notes on the main ideas of the speech excerpt. Transcript

How persuasive is the speaker? highly verysomewhatnot verynot at all

In this part of his speech, President Bush is trying to his audience.

What is President Bush trying to persuade his audience to do?

What kind of evidence does President Clinton include in this speech? Check the two that best apply.

What reason does President Clinton provide for adding military strength in Somalia? to add 17,000 troops✔ to keep troops safe as they finish their workto win the Cold War

President Bush intends to ✔ persuade listeners inform listeners X entertain listeners.

In which three ways does President Bush build his argument and persuade his listeners?

Overall, I find President Reagan’s word choice to be highly appropriateappropriateinappropriate highly inappropriate.

This part of the speech is mainly an appeal to ethos✔ logosX pathos.

What piece of evidence does President Reagan use to logically conclude that the astronauts were aware of the dangers?

Addressing the families of the astronauts is mainly an appeal to .

How does President Reagan establish ethos as a fellow American who shares in the loss?

How is President Reagan’s word choice effective? Check the three boxes that apply.