In-Class Speech Analyses

Speech 1:

Pros

1. Ethos: the speaker corrects her mothers mistake about what age she started reading. Telling the truth builds credibility

2. Pathos: the speaker uses appropriate word choice and delivers her speech at an appropriate rate, pausing in between important phrases. The delivery of her speech builds tension and emotion within the audience.

3. Mythos & Pathos: the speaker tells the story about her childhood. It is very emotional and helps her make her point.

Cons

1. The speaker has a thick accent.

2. Lack of facts/statistics

3. Speech is a little lengthy

Speech 2:

Pros

1. Pathos: music playing in the background

2. Logos/Pathos: intelligent and emotional word choice

3. Logos: Facts and statistics on when women will achieve equality, at current rates

Cons

1. Speaker speaks too slow

2. Speaker is vague towards end of speech

3. Speaker appears somewhat nervous