In this quarter, I've learned about persuasive techniques in speeches, editorials, and articles such as rhetorical questions, logical appeals, emotional appeals, loaded words, and counterarguments. We read and analyzed articles and editorials about privacy invasion, Saddam Hussein and his sons, and Donald Trump. We also Obama's gun control reinstatement and found it very persuasive as he's very proficient at writing: He skillfully used various persuasive techniques but still managed to keep it simple so that everyone could understand the points he made. I was especially impressed by his uses of loaded words, subtle sarcasm, logical appeals, juxtaposition, and anecdotes. (These, specifically, are techniques which could persuade me the most because I prefer hearing or reading facts or real experiences—rather than just opinions—and make my own judgements.) A great example of Obama's use of contrasting specific events is when he compares the San Bernardino attack (Dec. 2015) to a knife attack in China which happened during the same time. This example clearly shows how much more damages guns could cause and have caused.

Some other things we did were blogs. So far, I've created blogs about privacy invasion and my 20 Time project, which is about raising money to fund for Dream of a Future's families' scholarships (for their children's education).