Speech Comparison

1. What are the general purposes of each speech?
The general purpose of either speech is to inform those who are reading or listening to it. One speech is to inform us about about the use of and knowledge of chili peppers, and the other was to inform about acupuncture.
2. What would be the specific purpose for Chili Pepper speech?
 The specific purpose of a chili pepper speech is to inform the audience with information that they may not have already known about chili peppers. The speech is to be more in depth and detailed have the audience come out of it knowing more than they did before they listened.
3. What is the Central Idea (thesis) for each speech?
The central idea for the chili pepper speech is "In the process, I have discovered there is a lot more to chili peppers than imagined." The central idea in the acupuncture speech is "Performed for well over 2000 years in China and other parts of Asia, acupuncture is becoming more and more popular in the US and other western countries for one simple reason- it works."
4.  How do the speakers catch attention?
 In the chili pepper speech the speaker uses visualization of a tense and dangerous situation to catch the audience's attention. The acupunture speaker uses personal accounts acupuncture doing miraculous things for her and her grandma.
5. How does author of Chili Pepers show credibility?
 The author of the chile pepper speech shows his crediblilty in a few ways. First, he uses scientific terms and breakdowns in order to lay out all the facts about the ingrediant that makes the pepper hot and how they measure the heat of peppers. Second, he uses publications having to do with peppers.
6.List the previews for each speech.
 The chili pepper speech previews are what he has learned about the history of chili peppers, why they can be so spicy, what to do if you eat a pepper that is too hot, and ways that peppers can be used other than in foods. The acupunture speech's preview is what happens when you receive an acupuncture treatment, how it works, the kinds of medical conditions it can treat, and how the use of acupunture has grown in western culture.
7.What type of organizational pattern are used for each of the speeches?
 I think that for both of speeches use a a topical form of organization . They way the transition from topic to topic made it evident to me.
8.  List statistics cited in one of the speeches.
An example of the usage of statistics is evident in the chili pepper speech. The author uses a a figue from a book that 25% of the world's population uses chili peppers in their diet.
9. List Authorities cited or quoted in one of the speeches.
 In the acupucture speech the author cites a nuerologist by the name of Allen Gordon, as well as Dr. Lonnie Zeltzer. She also uses a common chinese saying- "There is no pain if there is free flow; if there is pain, there is no free flow."
10. What stories or narratives does the author of Acupuncture speech tell to illustrate their ideas?
 The author of the acupuncture speech first uses a story about her 78 year old grandma being miraculously healed of her arthritis pain as a result of acupuncture. She then uses a similar story of herself to drive home her point.
11. Consider both speeches. First give one example of a transition between two main ideas in one speech. Second, give one example of a transition in the second speech. In other words, what do the authors say to smoothly go from one point to a new point?
In the acupuncture speech the author the author uses the transition of "Let's start by looking at a typical acupuncture treatment." in order to sort of kick off the meat of the speech. In the chili pepper speech she uses the factual paragraph about scoville units transition into a paragraph about what to do to deal with the burning sensation if you have eaten one that is too hot. I think that the authors are so well at this because they find relations between topics and then they put it into words.
12. Compare and contrast the conclusions of the speechs. How are they alike and how do they differ?
I like the acupuncture conclusion better. It is very short, but sweet. In the chili pepper one the author hits on all the point he had talked about in his speech. The author even adds some humor at the end with the cure for baldness sentance. They are a like in that they both have a personal feel with them. Different, primarily in structure and feel about the recap.
1. Choose one of the two speechs? Why do you think that this speech is an effective example of an informative speech?
The acupuncture speech is a very good example of an informative speech for two reasons. It is well structured and its' use of factual evidence is evident. The author's use of personal stories is excellent as it allows for the audience to get involved and captures their attention.
3.How do the author's build credibility?
 Both authors show a lot of factual evidence in either of their speeches, which shows that theyre establishing credibility. The chili pepper speech uses more historical evidence and the acupunture one uses a lot more medical evidence. Both options were the best option for both speeches as the topics were two different areas.