The artifact that Avery chose for her elevator pitch was particularly thought-provoking considering all of the different lenses that can be used to analyze it. While Avery looked at the image and saw an allusion to Life360, I immediately thought of the idea of a carbon footprint, but even just analyzing it from one viewpoint, she had more than enough material to fill up her speech. With the focus of invention, I appreciated how she compared the Earth to the children of those who parent closely using Life360, implying that it is our responsibility to care for the planet like parents care for their kids, which is a perspective I never would have thought of on my own.
The arrangement of her elevator pitch was also interesting because she concluded with the idea about personal responsibility, which tied together the whole comparison to Life360. Her style and delivery stood out to me the most because she was succinct, articulate, and easy to follow, which helped her deliver her message in a convincing manner. Additionally, her tone conveyed the urgency of the issue of pollution, and she had notecards but didn’t rely on them, which made her seem prepared and confident. Overall, I think that this was a great start to her rhetorical analysis, and I’m excited to see what other perspectives she covers when she has more time for her speech!
Avery’s speech has been a popular choice so far. I wrote about it myself and just read Dawson’s analysis on it. You pointed out that it was her arrangement that made her speech stand out, and her conclusion describing personal responsibility. I didn’t think of that and I wish I had because it’s certainly an important thing to make note of.
Avery really had a great elevator pitch, that made writing these RCL blog posts, easy for all of us to write because of how well-spoken she was. I like how you tied the fingerprint into a carbon footprint, I was thinking the same thing, along the lines of humanity’s actions having responsibility. And like I mentioned at the beginning, and you mentioned at the end of your post, the arrangement/delivery of the speech really completed it. Good job!
I think that one thing standing out to me after reading all the of the RCL blogs was how Avery’s speech had so many perspectives that it could be viewed through. This is my third blog post on the pitch, and it feels like you are still offering a fresh lens to view it through, which I applaud you for. I agree with all of your points about her style, delivery, and memorization, and like you, I didn’t immediately connect it to Life 360 and more of an idea about a need for accountability when dealing with pollution. Great post!