Political Reforms and Right to Vote - Speech by a Weaver in the Eighteenth Century

Formal Speeches

Political reforms and write to vote according to my chracter i am weaver in eighteenth centuary so you have to write this speech according my character. i am uploding a pdf of my character so it should be according to this character description:

Speeches must be philosophically argumentative: i.e. The speech should not be primarily descriptive. For example, rather than presenting a speech explaining primarily what the Riot (Anti-Union) act in 1817 Britain consisted of, you should present a speech that takes a stance on the Riot Act itself (Is it a good or bad thing? Should it be overruled or not?).

A thesis takes a stance towards a particular issue is controversial and falsifiable (e.g. ‘The sky is blue’ or ‘Unions are worker’s collectives’ or ‘Businesses sometimes break the law’ are bad theses.). You should provide argumentation that tries to convince the listener of the correctness of your thesis. This is called providing ‘warrant’ for your thesis.

These speeches should be delivered from the perspective of your in-game character. These characters will be selected from across the socio-political and demographic spectrum. As such, you may find yourself an aristocrat or a destitute weaver living hand-to-mouth. Members of the same class may not have the same political views. You may find yourself a libertarian, a liberal, a socialist, an anarchist, or anything outside of or in between. Because you may have to deliver this speech from a socio-political perspective you may not be accustomed to, this will allow you to broaden your philosophical horizons and consider the positions of those who you wouldn’t immediately be sympathetic towards. ?

As such, the speech should be delivered on a topic that is relevant to that week’s in-game discussion (unions, tariffs, welfare laws, labour laws, etc.). See page 36 of your primary textbook for a schedule of discussions.

Each speech should seriously consider and evaluate the arguments of a philosopher or a particular strain of philosophical argumentation.

You can use one of the philosophical resources contained either in the Appendices section on Blackboard or one of the resources outlined in this syllabus. Alternatively, you can consider a relevant outside source that you’ve found.

Additionally, each speech must consider an argument from a potential opponent to your position. Providing an adequate response to your opponent will allow you to greater articulate just why your position is the correct one.

Generally, the assignment should have an opening where you briefly your thesis, and the topic of your main arguments supporting your thesis. Subsequently, you should introduce your topic and thesis at greater length. And subsequent sections of your speech should primarily consist of a number of arguments supporting your thesis.

In closing, you should restate your thesis, and sum up your arguments, paying special attention to how each argument lent greater credence to your thesis. It should also contain some closing remarks and perhaps an ‘upshot’. An ‘upshot’ briefly explains to the reader the greater significance of what you’ve uncovered (perhaps in regard to other relevant problems). Or it might, for example, tell readers how they should vote or lobby on a particular law or set of laws.

Speeches should be limited to 10 minutes in length?

Please see the section on Newspaper Articles that outline the benefits to a short speech over a longer speech. You will have ample opportunity to hone your speaking skills, so please don’t be afraid to make ‘mini [ungraded] speeches’ in preparation for your formal speech. 

Speeches that you consider to have received an unsatisfactory grade may be re-presented on another day. However, the speech must be relevant to the topic of that day.