Prompt 1: Who won the debate & why? Based on the performance and content of the presidential debate, Hillary Clinton emerged the winner. A debate is a typical adversarial argument, which is characterized by competition. There is one winner and one loser. The argument revolves around two people who have different or opposite ways of thinking, argue the same topic. The arguer is intent on changing the other’s beliefs. Further, the arguer usually tries to refute the opponent by showing or invalidating the opponent’s viewpoints. In this first presidential debate, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stated their claims and provided supporting facts to prove each is the better candidate for president. Both Donald and Hillary set out to sway more people to “their side” as choice for president of the United States. First, there is the content. Compared to Donald, Hillary carefully followed the Toulmin Model, which made her debate seem more powerful and persuasive. The Toulmin Model helps arguers craft and dissect their arguments. It consists of three main elements: claim, data, and warrant. Both candidates
In a race for only one winner, it begins with the attitude and personality each reveals to the audience. No one wants their president to be rude and vulgar. Donald interrupted Hillary 51 times in the debate; he made faces, rolled his eyes, and “rocked” his body when Hillary talked. He put on his “I do not agree with you” and “that is not true” faces. On the other hand, from the start of the debate, Hillary showed her confident smile. Unlike Donald, she started the evening by thanking the host, the audience and the university for sharing its place for the debate. While these are small things, they truly reflect a person’s upbringing, grooming, and understanding of social
Through the accompaniment of rhetorical devices and pathos, one can strengthen an argument to the point where others see no other option. When spoken at the right occasions and with enough of supporting evidence, an argument will intrigue the audience and make people find the argument logical and appealing. Patrick Henry made his speech less than a month before the Revolutionary War came to pass. Thomas Paine commenced a series of articles when the call for men to fight was urgent. When someone makes an argument, even the smallest detail counts.
To summarize this analysis, Hillary Clinton shows us how as we unite, the stronger our bond is. She uses clever ways to show this action. Though she did not win this presidential election, she is still loved by many. She helped herself because of the way she wrote and persuaded people to join her. Using rhetorical appeals
The connection between these three elements are very strong, they are used right after each one gave out such as ethos go after logos. Not only used logos, ethos, parallelism but Hillary Clinton also used cause and effect and pathos tools to make the speech more influence. She made her points clear that women also are important as men do, sometimes they are even greater. If women are treated well, they could change the whole world. This is the message that I found in this speech. From “Woman’s right are Human’s Right” speech, I learned that in order to give a good speech, I need to combine many literary techniques to make it more fluent. Importantly, where to apply the right tool to amplify the effect of the
Her slow yet concise way of speaking, coupled with easy to follow transitions allowed for a speech that was enjoyable to listen to. Her use of examples from her personal life allowed her audience to get a picture of who she was if they did not know, and allowed her to better relate to them by provided examples of how she is related to the college they are graduating from. Her reference to many modern political problems allowed her to bring up her important role as an activist and facilitated further understanding from the audience. While some areas of her speech were weak, such as the longer than needed pauses and her lack of consistent eye contact, to a few points where she didn’t speak clearly enough, the overall picture that was her speech was fairly strong. Looking at this speech, I hope to incorporate some aspects that I failed to include in my previous speeches. Some of these include her use of hand gestures to emphasize and exaggerate certain phrases and topics, and her combined use of appeals. While my initial thoughts going in were “This is boring” and “This is too slow”, it evolved into me wanting to hear more, and overall my defeat in the beginning turned into a victory at the
Clinton repeats the words “If women” followed by “will” (Clinton), this gives the audience a reason to accept her propositions. Good outcomes come with good actions. When she concluded her speech, Hillary kept using the repetition of the words dignity, respect, family and children. Clinton’s credibility is not questioned when she says she has been working in the case, “Over the past 25 years, I have worked persistently on issues relating to women, children, and families” (Clinton) this is the way she knows about women and their necessities, “I’ve had the opportunity to learn more about the challenges facing women in my country and around the world” (Clinton).Her goal is definite, “To strengthen families and societies by empowering women to take greater control over their own destinies”( Clinton). This change will not only affect women, but everyone who surrounds them.
Arguments can be made out of just about anything. An argument has two sides, and conveying an opinion is one of those two sides. Arguments sort out the views of others and the support of those arguments represented by those people from past events. These events let others show their argument about what will happen in the future, and of how the future carries on today. Newspaper articles can be arguments, and laws being passed in Congress have a form of argument associated with them. There are many types of arguments that are presented in many ways. In Everything’s an Argument by Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz, information is given about three specific types of argument: forensic, deliberative, and ceremonial. Forensic arguments deal with the past, deliberative talks about the future, and ceremonial is all about the present. I have identified each of these arguments in the form of newspaper articles.
Sonia Sotomayor an american icon or some may say an american slash latino superhero to her ever growing community .She became the first latino women to be appointed to the united states supreme court . Sonia Sotomayor the elder of two beautiful children born to Jaun and Celina Baez Sotomayor in the south bronx area of New York city . Sonia born June 25,1954 in the bronx area of new york city where she lived her two parents and siblings. Sonia was a very curious and passionate child drawing inspiration from helping people. Sonia grew up in the bronx housing projects which she endured hardships and pain throughout her childhood . Her father was an alcoholic for most of her young life while her mother was very distant emotionally which spured
Hillary Clinton’s 2016 ad “Role Models” displayed running opponent Donald Trump saying derogatory and at some point even slanderous things throughout his campaign rally as children watch on. Making us ask ourselves is this the role model we want our children to look up to, and desire to be like especially those who have a dream to become presidents themselves as most kids do. This ad show may show a couple of distorted facts, but a mass majority hold to be true, Trumps says all this while being on video at his campaign rallies while visiting different states. The point is to show the way he is talking and how kids still take offense to it no matter what, and we shouldn’t allow this kind of talk out the mouth of a potential leader of the country.
Because Donald Trump wanted to become a Presidential Candidate to shake up America and our way of choosing a Commander in Chief he has taken the focus off of other candidates. To me, he has done just that. In turn, he has also showcased a lot of his ignorant behavior and poor attitudes towards others. Eventually, this will affect how America votes; against Donald Trump. Furthermore, Donald Trump lacks a Presidential form of social interaction. This candidate appears to be impatient when others challenge his position on facts versus his opinions. When he dislikes someone politically or personally, Trump uses his popular attack-mode tactics to make his point. Repeatedly Donald Trump fails to be intellectually stimulating as a Presidential Candidate. Often he has a habit of stating his offensive
The toulmin model is an effective method of argumentation used to persuade others through evidence and reasoning. A successful argument must consist of a claim, qualifiers, grounds, warrants, backing, and a rebuttal. I learned how by using the Toulmin model, it allows me to address my opinions in a complete and organized way. I also learned how important it is to include grounds, warrants, and backings and lacking one of these factors will weaken my argument. Additionally, rebuttals and qualifiers also make an argument more valid because it explores counter arguments and explains why the author’s opinion is more justified than the opposing argument. The toulmin model is popular and is used commonly by politicians in order to argue controversial
In the midst of one of the most controversial presidential elections in history, both political parties are struggling to prove that their candidate is the best choice. Clinton and Trump’s disapproval ratings are very low, but one has to ask, is there really a lesser evil to choose from? While Clinton has had her own fair share of past discrepancies, Trump’s track record proves much more troublesome. Donald Trump has proven to be an untrustworthy presidential candidate because of his misogynistic actions, his racial bias, and his corrupt business history.
Uniquely, the fourth debate allowed the candidates to address follow-up questions and permitted both nominees to make closing statements. A male listener commented: “we want to hear what they actually think, not [what they are] trying to say to get at the other guy.” Giving the candidates the opportunity to support their policies allowed both Clinton and Trump to present their complete arguments. The group additionally agreed that the closing statements permitted during the final debate allowed viewers to achieve a sense of
The airing of presidential debates on television is another very crucial part of the election process today. They are a chance for the public to see the candidates speak about vital current issues and their stance on political subjects. They are also a major deciding factor for voters. For example we can contrast the election between Kennedy and Nixon in 1960 and the election between Gore and Bus...
Kenneth T. Walsh wrote the article The Character Debate, which described how the two candidates, Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump were addressing each other through out the election. According to this article, politics was rarely the focus of the debated, rather it was substituted for attacking the opposing candidates weak personal points, and trying to expose them (Walsh) Although this may make since for a canidate to try to amke the opposing one less appealing, this type of argument is a fallacy. Ad hominem is th name of the fallacy that hits Trumps and Clinton's relationship right on the nose. Both candidates continue to attack eachothers character to win over citizens of America versus picking apart opposing policies and creating an educated
To win an argument one must keep in mind the following factors: Is the argument