Marzouq Alsaid Essays (400 words) - , Term Papers

Marzouq Alsaid Professor: Andrea Harris ENG 2100 Writing process Assignment 5 10 December 2016 Taking in consideration the three main elements of persuasive speech, which are pathos, logos, and ethos and implementing them in my presentation, will make a huge impact on the effectiveness of my presentation. For example, in the beginning using a personal story as introduction, beside the fact that it grabs the audience attention, it is also a double-edged sword that can approach the audience into pathos and logos appeal. For example, by telling the personal story that happen to one of my closest friend, who was with me in high school, a friend who I used to hangout a lot with him, a person who I spent many wonderful moments with and suddenly I saw him in the hospital with one kidney, demonstrating to the audience how harsh that was for me to see, and also relate to them by saying how many of you ladies and gentlemen wouldn't like to see his closest friend or family member in this situation? This will waken the emotional feelings of the audience and let them interact with my pr esentation in emotional way. On the other hand, telling this story and emphasizing the point that Abdullhadi was my closest friend who I spent a lot of time with even after his kidney lost that illustrate to the audience the fact that I am person who have knowledge about this issue and I know how it feels (Logos). In addition, using statistics to support my main points or my proposed action, can increase the logical aspect of my argument, and make it sounds more credible. When I dressed up well for my presentation I was aiming to hit the ethos appeal. For instance, dressing up nice and look professional will send a message to the audience that I am a gentleman who knows what he is doing or talking about, which will make me look more credible than a person who doesn't dress up well, because he shows that he doesn't care about looking formal when giving a formal serious issue, so people will not pay attention to him. All these factors that I have stated above will have a significant role in helping me to persuade the audience and make sure to hit all the three different appeals of persuaion in my presentation.