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“Tough Truths About Plastic
Pollution”
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What was the speaker’s thesis (main point) of this
speech?
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Pathos- She showed photos of animals harmed by plastics, as well as photos of the gyres around the world’s oceans.
Logos- 11 gyres around the world; photos of plastic in homes/stores; In U.S., less than 7% of plastics are recycled. The
most compelling for me is that plastic bottles cannot be used as plastic bottles again. This means that many of our
plastics are probably not being recycled and are instead polluting our oceans.
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She uses anaphora to emphasize the main point of her talk: “save our oceans, save our
planet, save ourselves” (5:05).
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If you could ask this speaker a question about his/her information or presentation,
what would you ask?
Do you plan to have any art shows in South Florida? How long have you been an
activist?
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Pathos is an appeal to emotions (everything from humor to horror) in order to sway an audience, while logos is the
use of data/evidence to prove one’s case. Did this speaker rely more on pathos or logos in his/her presentation?
What argument/point in this presentation did you find the most compelling? Why?
T.E.D. Talk presenters are known as effective public speakers. Describe two things this speaker
does well in terms of engaging the audience. Be sure to include the minute:second mark
(ex: 8:49) to denote the two specific moments you discuss here.
She connects to the audience through shared experience/thoughts rather than
merely listing facts and data (:50).
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Dianna is a co-founder of the Plastic Pollution Coalition and has worked
alongside marine scientists.
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Ethos is a speaker’s ability to build credibility, establish himself/herself as an expert, and/or convince the audience members that the
speaker has their best interests at heart. How does this speaker build ethos? Feel free to also refer to the speaker’s profile information
from the ted.com webpage as you build your answer.
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following grid. If you run out of space
on the grid for any of your answers,
feel free to continue writing on the
back of this sheet.
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Write two specific things you learned from this presentation.
Most of our plastic is not being recycled, including plastic that we throw in the
recycle bin.
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The 4th “R” that we should think about is “refuse”.
Give one piece of constructive criticism that would improve
the presentation.
I would have liked to have seen more of your work
alongside information about the place from which you
collected the plastic, such as the installation from the
Galápagos Islands.
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What group of people would benefit
the most from hearing this lecture?
- People interested in helping the
environment
- People who still use plastic
because they recycle
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