*Name of person giving speech:
*Link/ URL of the speech:

1. What is the speaker’s viewpoint? What is her/ his claim?


2. What reasons does the speaker provide to support her/ his viewpoint or claim?
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3. What evidence does the speaker provide to support her/ his reasons?
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4. What counterclaims (the other side) does the speaker address, and how does she/he respond to them?
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5. What examples of fallacious/ faulty reasoning, distorted or weak evidence, and exaggerated language occur in the speech?
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6. Write a short (one paragraph is good) evaluation of the speaker’s argument. Discuss whether the speaker used valid reasoning and sufficient evidence to support her/his viewpoint. Was the speech effective? What was strong and not so strong? *You can include your responses to the questions above in your paragraph.
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