Communications Discussion

Overview

1. Watch one of the speech videos below and answer the following: Who is the speaker/rhetor, what was the purpose, and how did the speaker use logos, pathos, and ethos? Did they use all three proofs? Clearly identify specific moments in the speech (with timestamps) as you identify their use of logos, pathos, and ethos. Do you believe that the speech was successful? Why or why not? (at least 200 words)
   • Demi Moore Wins Best Female Actor at 82nd Annual Golden GlobesLinks to an external site.
   • ‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass Speech
   • Yurong "Luanna" Jiang Delivers the Graduate English Address | Harvard Commencement 2025
2. We've discussed the sophists, Plato, and Aristotle's perspectives on rhetoric and t/Truth so far. In this response, I want you to consider what is your position. Of the three sides, which theorist(s) do you side with most? What is your position on the notion of t/Truth (little t vs capital T truth)? If you still feel unsure about what t/Truth is, spend time describing what your understanding of it is so far. (at least 125 words)