Class Notes

- relates back to first impressions
-if they are very passionate about what they are talking about then you can listen
- if their attitude is positive you feel as though you can trust them
talk to you instead of at you
-Ethos: the character of the person who is doing  the speaking [the way someone dresses and the way that they carry themselves]
-Pathos: the emotion that a speaker brings to a message
logos: how well does the speaker arrange his or her argument
-JFK Speech
 -President of the United State
 - Positive perspective
 many symbols showing that its going to be an important event
 - introduces himself with gratitude
 - Shows that he knows a lot about what is going on with the nation
 - Supports his argument with facts and facts that support those
 - Connects himself with the people that are attending the meeting
 - Gives everyone a time line to show that they are serious about going to the moon and getting the work that they promised done
 - Puts a lot of emotion behind what he is saying to really get the point across that he is committed to doing what is right and what needs to be done
 - Promises/ vows to the nations that they will come first and that they vow to give them freedom, peace, and effort
 - Nothing is going to effect the people and the nation in a harmful way, only in a way that is going to advance the knowledge of the people
 -"We chose to do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard"
 - Everything was structured and written down
 - Knowledge is key
 - Act of faith and vision
 - Facts are his key argument!
 - Makes jokes to get everyone involved in the speech (unintentionally)
 - Not waisting money but getting a job done instead
 - The people are involved
 - Made a lot of references to God