Rants You are an angry radio host People

But … Now you are speaking live, to a huge audience of supporters! l

Why? “Rant” comes from Shakespeare. Hamlet, Ophelia’s funeral: “I’ll rant as well as thou.

Why? Its meaning depends on the central question of the play: Is Hamlet raving

Requirements l l 120 -180 seconds. No more! A clear claim, which will change

Rants Prep, on note card 1. 2. Who will you be? (I was a

Order (old example topics) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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Rants! You are an angry radio host. People worship you!

But … Now you are speaking live, to a huge audience of supporters! l Go a bit wild! • Get them to do something new, better. l Change the world! • Make people get just as fired up as you are!

Why? “Rant” comes from Shakespeare. Hamlet, Ophelia’s funeral: “I’ll rant as well as thou. ”

Why? Its meaning depends on the central question of the play: Is Hamlet raving mad, or is he making more sense than anyone else? (New Yorker)

Requirements l l 120 -180 seconds. No more! A clear claim, which will change the world (at least a bit). Tell us exactly what to do differently. • Two or three reasons why. l A new(ish) topic. Don’t bring up old stuff! l Rebuttal. Embedded fallacy (that you can explain but we might miss) Something special. l l • More than ½ of us need to change.

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Rants Prep, on note card 1. 2. Who will you be? (I was a famous driver. ) What will you Rant about (topic)? (Mine was driving in the correct lane; keeping right except to pass. ) 3. What is your thesis? (important effect, controversial, exciting) 4. 5. 6. What two arguments will you make to support your thesis? (keep yourself and others safer) What evidence will you use? (law, quotes, percentages) What is the name of the opposing group? (selfish, clueless drivers)

Order (old example topics) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. DENTISTS DON’T TALK Nikki MOVE TO A COUNTRY WHERE PEOPLE 18. DON’T SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE David 19. PARENTS LESS CONTROLLING Rashaad 20. TRY TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT 21. THINGS Mariela 22. USE TURN SIGNAL Katherine 23. PERSON ON PHONE DURING COVERSATION Alena 24. PLAY SONGS TO THE END Alli 25. NO TRASH IN CAR Avery 26. VEGETARIANS=BAD Tommy 27. AVOID BITING ICE CREAM CONE Lexie Gabriela DON’T LOITER BY DOOR Kyle GET A CAT NOT A DOG Jadyn CLOSE MOUTH WITH GUMChloe AIRLINE FOOD Val MOM DON’T LEAVE VOICEMAIL Taylor USE A RAZOR SCOOTER Brooks LANGUAGES DURING HAIR CUT Justin PHONE ANSWERING Josie CRYING JORDAN MEME Jack SLITHER ADDICTION Luc WALK FASTER Jarod PEOPLE SPEAKING WITH MOUTH FULL OF FOOD Alessandra LESS BIOGRAPHOICAL INFO Mark POKEMON BETTER Michael SOPRANOS HAVE NO TALENT Ben BASEBALL IS BORING Danny