Comparing Two Speeches

Persuasive Speeches:

 

Rhetorical Responce:

 

I watched two speeches that were based on healthy and unhealthy eating, these speeches focused on persuasion and changing ones lifestyle and incorporating healthier choices. The first speech was of a girl in her bedroom sharing her research and knowledge of the effects of unhealthy eating. While the second clip was of a mature woman in a hospital setting talking to a couple people about her experience and sharing her knowledge that she both learned over the years and also experienced in her work environment. The first speech to me seemed to be sympathetic and appealing to ones emotions. She seemed as though she may have been speaking from her personal experiences or experiences of someone close to her. She even recommended different methods to incorporate a healthier lifestyle in addition to healthier food choices.

The second speech seemed more of a professional informative speech, since she was a nurse she was most likely familiar with giving speeches like this on a daily basis to customers. Although this speech too, was informative and persuasive,  she lacked personal appeal and that comfort you should feel from a speech. She did however cover bad behaviors and ways to reduce risk of death from heart disease.

The girl with the webcam touched on the health issues that arrive even at a young age, and how people lose energy with overeating and weight gain. While the first speech brought up facts and information the second speech brought about examples such as what five pounds of fat visually looks like. Both ladies did however appeal to pathos, which is an appeal to emotion, the first speech brought up how people who eat more deal with depression and the second speech brought up the comparison of food addiction to drug addiction. Both speeches were able to use facts in addition to bringing up the positives of eating healthy and the negatives of over eating or eating poorly. Both ladies did a very good job of defending their cases and expressed their opinions very well.