Bryan Stevenson’s thesis is that one’s identity is very powerful, and that the injustice in the justice system in America may give the US a very negative identity. The speaker stated the power of identity at the beginning of his talk, and gave examples of how America has a negative identity, due to the fact that they do not operate by a fair justice system. The topic of racism in the American justice system is very controversial, and if he had presented his thesis in a very blunt way, it may have drawn negative attention from the media. That is why he decided to state the main point to his thesis at the middle of his talk, to leave the audience with a burning idea after presenting his points so that no one may