TED Talk Discussion
Questions:
- What is the speaker’s main argument? Or what is her thesis?
- Name at least 3 specific examples/pieces of evidence he uses to support her argument?
- What was the biggest takeaway that you had from this video? What interested you the most?
- What kind of stories is Adichie telling her audience in the speech?
- How does Adichie organize her speech? In connection with Question 4, when do those stories show up in her speech? When does she tell those stories? Is there any pattern you can discern or figure out from where she places those stories (specific evidence?
- What is Adichie’s purpose? What does she want from her audience?
-As you watch the TED Talk, you may want to follow along to the Transcript (or text) of the speech or refer to the transcript when you are answer the questions for this talk. (Attached)
https://www.ted.com/talks/
20190213035647adichie_chimamanda_the_danger_of_a_single_story
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TED Talk Discussion
What is the speaker’s main argument? Or what is her thesis?
Chimanda Adichie (2009), The Danger of a single story, warns against the misunderstanding of other people by observing how the generations of slanting and stereotypes have dominated the majority of Western Society. An awareness of this aspect is important to contextualize the literature, media and their applications in academic and generally in life. This TED Talk is generally a lesson in challenging these single stories and her personal experience in life as a Nigerian in America with the Nigerian limitations.
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