View or listen to a speech by a well-known actor, and then evaluate it in writing. 1. What is the speaker’s viewpoint? What is his claim?
2. What reasons does the speaker provide to support his viewpoint or claim?
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3. What evidence does the speaker provide to support his reasons?
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4. What counterclaims does the speaker address, and how does he respond to them?
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5. What examples of fallacious reasoning, distorted or weak evidence, and exaggerated language occur in the speech?
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6. Write a 1–2 paragraph evaluation of the speaker’s argument. Discuss whether the speaker used valid reasoning and sufficient evidence to support his viewpoint.
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Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile