Howard University Ted Talks Rich People Dont Create Jobs Questions

Nick Hanauer: Rich People Don’t Create Jobs:

Please respond to these questions in complete sentences.

1. What is the controversy? (Not his side, but the general topic)
2. What is his proposition?
3. Is his proposition a Proposition of Fact, Value, or Policy? Why?
4. According to Mr. Hanauer, what is the definitive job creator? Do you agree?
5. What statistic grabbed your attention the most in this presentation?

Anonymous Student: Excellent Persuasive Speech.

Please Respond to these questions in complete sentences.

1. What is the controversy? (Not her side, but the general topic)
2. What are some of the negative effects of the death penalty?
3. Listen to her organizational structure and reverse-engineer her outline. What are two of her main points?
4. Think back to our Persuasive lecture. Remember, each controversy is a thermometer and everyone has a place on that thermometer, a degree to which they agree with the speaker. If our speaker’s position is 100?, how far are you from her position. Did her speech move you closer to her opinion, or farther away? Why?