Out of the pitches today, one that really stuck with me was Molly’s. Her presentation was strong and conveyed Greta Thunberg’s energy through the pitch. I can tell climate change is a topic that Molly is passionate about, so I can’t wait to watch her speech and read her rhetorical analysis essay. There is so much potential for rhetorical analysis in Thunberg’s speech and so many ways it could be done, and Molly chose perfect lenses through which to accomplish this. Specifically, the choice of breaking down the commonplace of childhood innocence and the role it plays in the speech is brilliant. Most of the speech hinges on Thunberg’s youth, which she uses to foster empathy and awareness. Combine that with a dive into the meta-competency of temporal thinking and ideological criticism, and this sounds like an essay sure to provoke many thoughts on the subject of rhetoric surrounding climate change. On top of all this, the arrangement of Molly’s pitch was clean and well-planned. It was easy to follow and flowed nicely, so excellent use of the style canon. Molly, if you’re reading this, great job and I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future!
Thank you so much!! 🙂
I agree the artifact choice was very good and there is definitely a lot of talk about in regards to Greta Thunberg speech. Its hard for me to remember the every detail but reading your account of the pitch reminded me of a lot of the details I missed in her speech particularly the usage of the”youthful innocence” commonplace.
Molly had a very strong opener, and her entire delivery definitely showed good planning on her part. Her passion for the issue will lead to a good analysis because she likely knows exactly how to analyze the artifact in a broader context. Adding on to your point about youth, I think Molly could mention that Thunberg was talking to people mostly 4-5x her age and was not fazed.