Read Calhoun’s “Positive Good Speech”: In your introduction you should enumerate Calhoun’s argument and discuss his main point, what is he trying to convince people of?

Read Calhoun’s “Positive Good Speech” which can be found here.

https://www.stolaf.edu/people/fitz/COURSES/calhoun.html In your paper, you are to analyze Calhoun’s speech, and argue whether it was an effective speech (this is regardless of whether or not you agree with his argument or find it morally objectionable).

In your introduction you should enumerate Calhoun’s argument and discuss his main point, what is he trying to convince people of?

Then you should give a thesis on whether or not, or to what extent Calhoun’s speech was effective. In assessing how effective Calhoun’s speech was, keep the following questions in mind. Who is Calhoun’s Audience? What is he trying to convince them of? What does he want them to do? Also, you’ll want to look at how Calhoun structured his speech and how he worded the speech in addition to just his argument. Your paper will be 3-5 pages typed, double spaced in 12 point Times New Roman font