Reference no: EM133366253
Video: Debate: Forgive Student Debt?
Case Study: There is a debate from the series Intelligence Squared called Forgive Student Debt." you will choose one of the debaters and analyze the rhetorical strategies that debaters used to present their argument that a live debate (unlike a speech) is dynamic, unpredictable, and unscripted. Therefore, Your analysis should consider not only what the debater is saying but how they are saying it. , you must provide direct quotes (there is a transcript of the debate on the website for your convenience) and specific references to/examples from the debate to support your claims.
In the first paragraph of the paper, you must briefly summarise the debate and identify the debater you will analyze. Then, drawing on the concepts, compose an analysis examining the debater's use of rhetorical appeals in light of the debate's rhetorical situation.
Questions: To conduct your analysis, consider the following questions:
What values, assumptions, and beliefs must one possess in order for this debater's argument to be persuasive?
In what larger social or cultural conversations does the debate participate, and in what ways does the debater you've chosen engage or acknowledge those conversations? How does that affect their argument?
In addition to what the debater is saying aloud, what nonverbal tools of communication are they using, and how does that impact their message and argument?
How does the debater utilize the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos?