Anorexia Rhetorical Devices

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Even if the speaker created a spectacular speech, the listener would not gain any knowledge if the speaker could not maintain his or her interest. The speaker should motivate the listener to listener to him or her. The speaker could tell a story to motivate the listener. The story should include a conflict that puts one side against another or describes opposing forces and ideas. Action is needed to pull the plot along, so the story does not become dull and boring. Also, suspense will keep the listener interested as they do not know what will happen next. Including humor in the story could help keep the listener motivated to pay attention; however, the story can be dramatic or sad. By presenting information that relates to the listener, the …show more content…
By repeating key points or reinforcing an image that relates to the speech and its key points, the listener can easily remember the information. If the speaker is talking about anorexia, they can show the famous picture of the extremely skinny girl standing in front of a mirror with a plump girl looking back at her since that is what she thinks she looks like. By repeatedly showing the image at the beginning and end of the speech as well as referencing back to it, the listener can gain more knowledge and understanding on what it feels like to be anorexic. Key points should be kept short and simple. It is easier to remember a three phrases rather than three sentences. If the speaker talks about how losing weight and what a person eats corresponds together, he or she could have the message: You are what you eat. This is simple and easy to remember. The key points could be losing weight, food, and how they are related. These are words or short phrases that would be memorable to the listener. When giving a speech with new or unknown information, the speaker must evenly space out the information. By pacing his or her flow of statistics, the listener will easily remember and comprehend them rather than becoming overwhelmed by the overload of information. If the speech is about stem cells, the speaker should not list out every statistic about stem cells and the process to creating them within the same minute. The information should be spread out and clearly given to allow the listener the time to absorb the material and data and relate it to the next process or data given a few points later. This will help the listener understand how stem cells work and statistics about them, especially if they they do not have any previous knowledge on the subject. A speaker can reinforce ideas verbally and nonverbally. He or she could say “This last point is the most important one