Public Speaking Discussion 8 — Transcript

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1. 0:00When I think about a community I belong
2. 0:02to, I definitely think my family would
3. 0:04be a good example. One way that I see
4. 0:06myself as different from some of my
5. 0:08family members is that I tend to be more
6. 0:10adventurous and open to trying new
7. 0:11things. I enjoy traveling, exploring new
8. 0:15places and stepping outside my comfort
9. 0:17zone a lot more than they do. I think
10. 0:19the best example of this is that I live
11. 0:21in Hawaii and they want to live in
12. 0:23Illinois forever. I think these
13. 0:25differences influence how we communicate
14. 0:27sometimes because we sometimes have
15. 0:29different opinions or perspectives on
16. 0:31things. I think it's important to
17. 0:33respect those differences and understand
18. 0:35that everyone has their own way of
19. 0:37looking at things and especially life.
20. 0:39At the same time, my family and I do
21. 0:41share a lot of similarities. We have
22. 0:43similar values. We care about each other
23. 0:45and we want what's best for one another.
24. 0:48Having those shared experiences and
25. 0:49values creates a sense of community
26. 0:51because we have a connection that comes
27. 0:53from growing up together, being there
28. 0:55for each other, and being able to
29. 0:56communicate openly and listen to each
30. 0:58other's perspectives. That definitely
31. 1:00helps strengthen those relationships.
32. 1:04One example of a time I was persuaded
33. 1:07was recently I was convinced to foster
34. 1:09kittens. Here they are. Actually,
35. 1:12they're both right here.
36. 1:14Uh, this is a good example of pathos
37. 1:16since it was emotional appeal that
38. 1:18definitely caused me to agree to this. I
39. 1:21really like animals and I felt empathy
40. 1:23for them. Uh, but it also I think
41. 1:26applies to logos since logic and reason
42. 1:29played a role. I felt like I should take
43. 1:31care of them because they're only 3
44. 1:32weeks old and they definitely need
45. 1:34somebody to do it and I can. So, I was
46. 1:38persuaded by feelings and facts to take
47. 1:40care of them. This shows how rhetoric
48. 1:43and persuasive messages can influence
49. 1:45the way we think and the choices we
50. 1:47make. Overall, I think our differences
51. 1:50and similarities both play an important
52. 1:52role in building community and helping
53. 1:54understand each other. Thank you.