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Below are two presidential speeches that were given by both President Obama and President Reagan, respectively.  Note that these two presidents used the Rogerian method of argumentation to not only win over those who agreed with their viewpoints, but also to win over those who held different views. Answer the questions below in 300 words or more utilizing the speeches provided below.

https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/convention2008/barackobama2008dnc.htm (Document to review-Obama)

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=25970 (Document to review-Regan)

 

1.) Think about a national or international issue that matters to you and write your own speech for that issue, using the Rogerian style of argumentation. 

2.) How would you win over the other side?  You don’t need to use citations, but please do not create statistics or ‘facts.’ 

 3. ) Does your speech follow the pattern generally?

4.) Next, consider the following. You are creating an argument using the Rogerian method. Have you used this style of argumentation before in your studies or career (either verbally or in past writing assignments/projects)? Will you use it in the future? Why or why not?