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Rally to Fight Big Soda


Greg Glassman, the founder of Crossfit inc, has traveled around gyms across the country speaking about soda. Glassman has been talking about soda not in a negative way, but giving facts to the listeners about the negative side effects of soda. Glassman has been using rhetoric by trying to start a movement of the corruption of soda and what it does to the body. Glassman presented a bill that is trying to be passed to put a warning label on soda cans about the toxins soda releases into the body. Glassman is not trying to ban soda, but to inform people that the toxins that go into the body through soda are not benefiting the body in anyway.

Glassman is using examples and facts throughout his presentation. He keeps the audience paying attention by humor in the middle of his speech. Once he gets the attention back to him by humor he gets back into the facts and presents more information attacking soda.

Glassman is targeting the proper audience to lead the movement he is trying to start. Glassman is speaking in front of gyms across the country. He is talking to the people who express the way to stop chronic disease, Crossfitters. Glassman has targeted the correct crowd so well, he was a leader in getting ReeBok to ban soda in their headquarters. Glassman shows that he is very passionate about this topic, and how much he truly cares for other people.
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  1. AnonymousJune 4, 2016 at 4:55 PM

    Good job! You're right, Glassman is pretty passionate. And good job at pointing out how he keeps the audience's attention by humor, it's a good strategy:)

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  2. UnknownJune 6, 2016 at 5:28 AM

    Good analysis on his portrayl of soda and how he presents statistics and facts.

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  3. AnonymousJune 6, 2016 at 10:33 AM

    I agree this a really good speech, Glassman is a wise man that he used rhetoric ways well in order to run his business.

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  4. Brennan S.June 10, 2016 at 6:36 AM

    Glassman makes a lot of good points. Using humor is a great way to get people to listen to you and make them want to hear what you have to say.

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  5. UnknownJune 10, 2016 at 8:26 AM

    I agree with this Glassman is really passionate about it, he used rhetoric realy well in order to run his crossfit business.

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  6. UnknownJune 10, 2016 at 8:27 AM

    I agree with this Glassman is really passionate about it, he used rhetoric realy well in order to run his crossfit business.

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  7. UnknownJune 17, 2016 at 1:23 PM

    I do enjoy a good refutation against soda, and your points were on point Clayton. You definitely have the ability to analyze Rhetoric well.

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