Grossmont Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are TED Talk Rhetorical Analysis

Introduction (1 paragraph)

1. Get the reader’s attention.
2. Identify the speaker and title of the Ted Talk you are analyzing,
3. Identify the speaker’s probable audience.
4. Summarize the speaker’s argument.
5. In your thesis statement, identify (1) the rhetorical strategies you think the speaker uses to try and convince the audience and (2) your opinion about how effective these strategies are.

Body (3-4 body paragraphs)

Include the following in each body paragraph:

1. Topic Sentence: State a topic sentence in each body paragraph and identify a rhetorical strategy (persuasive technique) that you think the speaker uses to try and convince the audience.
2. Examples: Draw examples from the Ted Talk that illustrate the rhetorical strategy (persuasive technique) you stated in your topic sentence. Refer to the transcript.
3. Analysis: Explain the intended effect of the rhetorical strategy. Use these questions to help you develop the analysis:

• • What might be the effect of the rhetorical strategy on the audience?
  • Why might the audience feel this way?
  • How might the rhetorical strategy get the audience to agree with the speaker’s argument?
  • How might the reader’s opinions, reactions, or behavior change as a result of this rhetorical strategy?

1. Evaluation: You may also add evaluation to your body paragraphs and explain weaknesses with the rhetorical strategy.

Conclusion (1 paragraph)

1. Summarize your position.
2. Also, you could offer recommendations for alternative ways the speaker could have developed the argument in order to convince the audience more.