McRaven Speech analysis

What is a clear central idea of the speech?

• It's important to start the day off the right way

• Find courage and strategies to change the world

• You can change the world by entering the military

• Treat everyone with the kindness and respect they deserve

"Know that life is not fair and that you will fail often. But if you take some risks…then the next generation and the generations that follow will live in a world far better than the one we have today."

This quote effectively uses which rhetorical device?

• Using allusion to align with strong and independent people

• Using 'world' as a metaphor, for something big

• acknowledges a counter-argument

• Using parallelism to emphasize the message

Which strategy is used often in the second half of the speech, the "list of advice"?

• Anecdotes

• Logos

• Personification

• Irony

How does the speaker develop ETHOS?

• He quotes many famous war admirals

• He tells the audience his credentials and talks on his personal experiences

• He "tugs at our heart strings" by mentioning the hardships of war

• He gives simple facts and statistics that support his points

What strategy is being employed when using terms and phrases like, “sugar cookie,” “circus,” “munchkin crew”?

• Ethos- through quoting famous people

• Logos- by comparing SEAL training to everyday activities

• Pathos- through humor

• Ethos- through discrediting weak and ignorant people

Which structural choice was evident in his speech?

• The same phrase is repeated every 10 lines or so

• He starts the first half by establishing credibility so he can recruit students into the military in the second half

• It was broken up into discussing his past, present and his future- The chronology of his life

• it starts with the motto of the University of Texas and sums it up with the same slogan.

His tone was consistently...

• empowering

• critical

• objective

• tranquil

Which quote best captures the theme of the speech?

• a

• b

• c

• d