Posted: April 28th, 2016

What word choice and tone did President Kennedy use?

2. Discussion Question 1
• Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum
• Post your response to the following: Recall a situation in which someone was trying to
persuade you. How effective was the argument? What could have made the argument
more persuasive?
3. Discussion Question 2
President John F. Kennedy was considered an effective and persuasive communicator.
Watch one of the videos of President Kennedy’s speeches at
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/medialist.php?presid=35 before addressing the discussion
question.
• Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum
• Post your response to the following: Which speech did you watch? What kind of body
language did the president use to make his speech persuasive? Provide an example.
What word choice and tone did President Kennedy use? What was the effect? Did the
president use logic or emotion to persuade the audience? Provide an example. Did you
find the speech persuasive? Why or why not?