Jason Zheng's Rhetoric Blog

Make an outrageous claim - "Mankind depends on your action" - Emphasize on the aspects where it relates to other people - Grabs attention within a sentence Ask a question - "Imagine if your son ..." - Helps people relate to your problem - People will try to find a solution in your speech.

Introduction Fossil fuel is running low and harming the environment. The global temperature is rising There are less than 50 years of reserve left The pollutants are harmful to the body Body People should start driving electric cars They are way more energy efficient Causes way less noise than gasoline cars No emissions from the car Benefits to the consumer Tax breaks on for buying electric vehicles No risk of carbon monoxide poisoning Batteries don't carry the risk of explosion unlike gasoline Conclusion Electric cars will help cut the addiction on fossil fuel Promote investment in clean energy Reduce economic risk from countries like Saudi

School Text Book: Strengths - Identifies buybacks as a fault in the system - Offers a good solution (Having schools pay on subscriptions based on each students) Weaknesses  - Doesn't consider the alternative solutions - There's a potential for students to share textbooks online with one access code School Meal Plan:  Strengths - Encourages students eating together through pathos. - Provides a margin of spending to limit the school's loss. Weaknesses:  - The school would have to negotiate plans with businesses  - It might cause the quality of school food to go down due to limited budget. Nuclear Energy: Strengths - Cites good resources - Employs statistics and compares it to wind power. Weaknesses  - Undermines the potential danger of nuclear power. - Hard to persuade public. 

Global Climate Change from Human Transportation In today's world, there are more cars on the road than in any time in history. The majority of transportation machines are powered on fossil fuel. A kind of fuel produced from the remains of past living organisms. Fossil fuel release a lot of fatal by-products that pollutes and hurts the environment along with all the living species. In this paper, I will argue that humans should start buying electric vehicles over traditional gasoline ones. The acceleration on gasoline vehicles is far faster than gasoline cars. Thanks to the instant torque provided by electrical engines, giving drivers a much better driving experience. Also, driving electric cars will cut the direct independence that humans have on fossil fuel. This will help push society into relying more on electricity. Which can be produced in a clean way that helps the environment. For this topic, I will use sources on the internet, books, and from auto companies. I have ba...

In this last speech, we are allowed to present on a topic of our choice instead of just advertisements. This assignment will be more aimed towards coming up with our own argument and not interpreting what other people are trying to say. We are required to choose a topic that we have a little knowledge in and state a solution to the problem. We need to be specific about our proposal to solve the problem. For example, we need to state step by step on how the problem can be solved. We can choose to use any visual aid to assist our presentation, and we are required to have at least one. How specific does a topic need to be?

I received a lot of good comments from my peers. It feels good to know that people appreciate my paper and helps me see the flaws that I can change. I should add more explanation on the in-text citation as stated from one of my peers. The reason I forget to do this is that I always assume people know what I am thinking in my head.