SOAPS
Who is the speaker in the Nobel speech we recently read in class?
Al Gore
Identify the three types of persuasive appeals.
1. Appeal to authority
2. Appeal to emotion
3. Appeal to reason
Is the italicized word used correctly? Explain.
After the fire, dozens of people were left homeless and in crisis.
Yes. Not having a place to live would be considered a crisis because it is a time of intense difficulty.
Define emissions.
Gas or substances released into the air/environment.
Category
Appeal to Reason
Determine how much you'd like to wager.
For what occasion was the speech written?
The speaker had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Which type of an appeal is being used when the speaker cite's the work of scientists regarding the impact human actions have on the environment?
Appeal to authority. Scientists are experts and therefore considered an authority on the topic.
Which of the following require urgency:
A. Extinguishing a fire
B. Making cookies for your mom
C. Stabilizing a broken arm
D. Reporting a burglary in process
E. Writing a thank you note to your uncle for your birthday gift
F. Getting to class on time to avoid getting a detention
A. Extinguishing a fire
C. Stabilizing a broken arm
D. Reporting a burglary in process
F. Getting to class on time to avoid a detention
According to recent texts, what is the way in which society, not the individual, can make a significant impact on reducing harmful emissions?
While individuals can make an impact, the most significant way to reduce emissions quickly, is to get industry leaders to reduce their carbon emissions. Some suggest a carbon tax would do this because companies do not want to negatively impact their bottom line.
Al Gore states that on the day of his Nobel speech, society would dump 70 million tons of pollution into the environment. While that is a substantial amount, it may not explain the urgency with which society must now act. Explain.
On that day it was 70 million tons, but each day after that amount was growing. Today, society likely pollutes at a substantially higher rate. The rate is growing exponentially, which means the need to act is even greater today than yesterday.
Who is mentioned in the speech as members of the audience?
Members of royalty and other important world leaders.
If a speaker paints a bleak image, and invokes a sense of dread or fear amongst the audience, what type of persuasive appeal is being used?
An appeal to emotion
In the speech, the speaker says that people are under what illusion?
Answers may vary.
Some people do not believe that climate change and global warming are real. Others do not believe humans are responsible for climate change and global warming.
Ultimately, who may have to force the hands of industry leaders to reduce harmful emissions?
The government
What is the speaker's concern?
Carbon emissions and how they're contributing to climate change and global warming.
Imagine the following: a hiring committee goes before the CEO of a company in an effort to persuade the CEO to hire Candidate A rather than Candidate B for a position. When the committee mentions that Candidate A has more experience and job skills than Candidate B, they're using which type of persuasive appeal?
Appeal to reason
Provide an example from the text that indicate global warming and climate change are universal problems.
The speaker cites numerous geographic locations that have been impacted by the change, suggesting that it isn't an isolated problem, but rather that it is universal (all over).
Is the concern for climate change relatively new or not? What information does the speaker include in his speech which helps the audience understand this?
It is not a relatively new concern. The speaker indicates that more than 100 years ago, scientists revealed the concern for the Earth's rising temperature.
Countries must work collaboratively to reduce carbon emissions. Working together is key.
Which persuasive appeal is not part of the following statement:
Tik Tok earned a low rating from Social Media Corp, a group whose purpose is to shed light on concerns related to teen's use of technology. The rating suggests that the platform is designed in a way that allows malice behavior of bullies to become widespread and undeterred. Knowing this, parents would be fools to let their young, innocent children on the platform. It would be no different than chaining their kids to a pack of hungry wolves.
Appeal to reason
What is the meaning of the Latin prefix uni?
How does it relate to the word united?
It means one.
United means to come together as one.
Explain the metaphor the speaker uses to explain society's unwillingness to see climate change for the problem that it is.
The speaker compares the Earth's problem with that of a patient's ailment. He suggests that the patient doesn't like what the doctor has to say and seeks out additional opinions. This is like society in that society doesn't like to hear about climate change and what needs to be done, so society seeks another opinion, hoping for a different outcome.