Greta Thunberg’s speech and the image both urge community engagement to save our planet through guilt and the use of intrinsic proofs.

Greta Thunberg’s speech to world leaders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAJsdgTPJpU

Abby Schaller 

Prof. Bedell 

Rhetoric and Civic Life

12 September 2021

TOPIC/AREA OF INTEREST: The issue of climate change and our government’s priority of helping the economy rather than helping our planet. 

Title: Choosing money over matter → work on this 

Thesis: Greta Thunberg takes advantage of the issue of climate change  to highlight world leaders’ responsibility to younger generations through her use of intrinsic proofs.

1. Introduction 
   1. Thesis 
   2. Roles/arguments → specify later 
2. Facial Expressions 
   1. Scrunched face 
   2. Teary eyes 
   3. Strong voice 
3. Directly speaking to world leaders and use of pronouns 
   1. “We will never forgive you” 
4. Call to action 
   1. “Change is coming” 
5. Conclusion 

                                                              

 

Greta Thunberg’s speech to world leaders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAJsdgTPJpU