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Rhetorical Analysis Of TED Talks

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TED Talks allow for people all over the world to learn about different ideas from speeches that have either been recorded and posted online or are performed live in global conferences. There are many different topics that are discussed in the videos on the webpages of TED Talks, but one that is particularly controversial is that of the impact of technology on social interaction and intimacy. Sherry Turkle, Stefana Broadbent and Monica Lewinsky are three intelligent women who have spoken about this topic in TED Talks. “Connected, but Alone?” is the title of Sherry Turkle’s speech that she performed at a TED Talks conference. In “Connected, but Alone?”, Turkle uses a variety of rhetorical strategies to help convey her opinion on the social effects …show more content…

The purpose she conveys through her speech is to convince people that technology is good for relationships so that they will stop trying to end the movement towards a new version of intimacy. She uses an enthusiastic tone to speak to anyone who opposes technology in institutions. Stefana Broadbent first establishes ethos by discussing the studies she has conducted. She then establishes pathos by discussing the different couples and their stories. The last appeal she uses is logos by referencing other studies as well as some of her own. She also uses flashback to show how technology has improved and advanced in the workplace. Lastly, she introduces opposing view points and then proceeds to refute them with her evidence. Since Broadbent uses flashback, establishes ethos, logos, and pathos, and uses specific examples or situations that other people have been in to prove her point, her speech is somewhat similar to Monica Lewinsky’s “The price of shame”, even though they have completely different point-of-views on this topic and Monica Lewinsky focuses more on a subcategory of the topic than the topic as a

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