RA Analysis- speech

R.A. Analysis- Speech (word count: 400)

"Remember Lot's Wife" by Jeffrey R. Holland
http://speeches.byu.edu/reader/reader.php?id=12522

1. Argument- It is better not to live in the past, because then you can look and live in the future.
2. Audience- BYU students
3. Goal- to get college students to not dwell on the hard things and have faith in the future
3. How?- Elder Holland uses a lot of pathos in his speech. He appeals to our side that always tries to do better, by telling us that we will live better if we let go of the past. He also appeals to the side that doesn't want to do the right thing, in telling us what consequences will happen if we remain stuck in the past. He tells us by living in the past we are not having faith. This makes us feel not just guilty, but wakes us up that we need to do better. That that simple act of looking to the future will show our faith in God more. He uses logos I believe just in the way he presents his talk, a very simple formula to be happy. Live in the past= sorrow. Live in the future= hope and happiness! He uses ethos by using examples from the old testament to illustrate his point and also he establishes ethos by the way he talks. Particularly in this talk, he spoke with firmness and authority. Because he is an apostle of God. He also uses pathos, by using the spirit when he talks, something that most BYU students can recognize and feel.
5. This talk was very effective. This devotional was given almost 3 years ago and I still remember it. It has been one of my favorites because he spoke with such authority on a subject that alot of students need to hear. There is so much change going on around us all the time in this stage of our life and we need to learn to go with it, have faith and make the best of it!

STAR

relevant- This topic was very relevant to the ever-changing lives college students live. We need a reminder to not let the bad or the hard things that have happened to us, get us down.

sufficient- he gives sufficient reasons why we should listen to him. He uses a personal example and scriptural examples. This makes his argument credible. Plus, he speaks with authority from God. Why wouldn't we believe what he tells us?