• Was the speaker's use of ethos, logos, and pathos effective?
• How did the speaker use presentation aids?
• Was the delivery of the speech effective? Why or why not?
• Were you convinced?

Here is the speaker's speech: 

The topic was about how, after all the information he knew, he thought why he was not a vegetarian. His thesis was about how he was able to make a change but still eat meat occasionally on the weekends. He thought this would still help the environment. He talked a bit about how his parents were hippies and how he loved the environment. I think his audience was those that were not vegetarians. It sounded like he wanted to shock the audience by speaking about how quickly they could die if they ate meat and about animal cruelty. He even went as far as trying to connect the animal cruelty to talking about the audience's pets, like cats, dogs, etc. He used ethos by talking about his experience and how frustrating it was for him initially. He used pathos by mentioning people's pets and animal cruelty, trying to make the audience feel sorry for them. He also used logos by using different arguments that people could relate to. Also, he didn't use any visual aids, except for a big screen in the background that showed him, which could be helpful for people sitting in the back of the theater. Some of the persuasive techniques he used were his personal experience and relating that to the audience, while also trying to use a bit of humor. Ultimately, he didn't persuade me to go vegetarian. He made some good points, but it was information I had already heard, so it wasn't that shocking to me.

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