Essay 3 Instructions (no rough draft)Essay 3 will require analysis of two opening speeches by the chair and ranking member of the House Intelligence committee. The link is below.As you watch both Chairman Adam Schiff and Ranking Member Nunes state and support their positions, take notes.Cite examples of fallacies, those we have studied in Making Sense chapter six. Explain what kind of fallacy you hear in the cited passage and its effect on the overall reasoning. Keep these in your notes.Take note of any value assumptions or value conflicts.Note whether there appears to be some confirmation bias.Note any rhetorical devices, such as parallelism or hyperbole.Then, write a brief summary of each of their opening statements. State what their thesis is, what their main point of focus is and explain how they develop their position. Consider who their audience most likely is. Also, what is the probable purpose of the speech?Write an intro that includes your purpose, to examine and point out the differences in their styles. Conclude your intro by stating your position: Which is more objective and reasonable? Does one convince more than persuade?After the introduction, write a comparison/contrast paragraph that summarizes the statements.In the body of the essay, examine assumptions, fallacies, biases, and rhetorical devices. Stay as objective as you can. Avoid assuming the speaker’s intention.The conclusion should be what effect you think the speeches of each probably had on the audience, the American citizens. Complete with an enlightening consideration of wider implications these kinds of speeches can have on our abilities to think critically and be well-informed.Make sure to consider all the fallacies in your writing. Like Ad hominem fallacy, appeal to fear, appeal to guilt and appeal to pity fallacy.Here is the link: https://www.c-span.org/video/?466376-1/impeachment-hearing-lt-col-vindman-jennifer-williams
