Tasers!!!! (response to Annie's presentation)

I thought Annie did a great job on her speech and presentation. She did all of the things we have discussed that a good rhetor should do. I know the class was split on their decision, but she convinced me that tasers were a good option between a baton and firearm. This was the point she addressed that made me agree with her. I never really thought about it before, that police officers do not have much of an option in ways to protect themselves, and I definately think there needs to be something to fill the large gap that falls between the baton and gun.
She created ethos for herself right away by being the daughter of someone who is in a dangerous job and is directly affected by criminals and their actions. I also thought she addes ethos by showing how much research she had done, quoting professionals, and her father. She also used a lot of logos in her speech. From all of the researcha that she did, she made sure to include plently of statistics that backed the points she was making. She also had uses of pathos as well. Her pathos came from trying to get the audience to put themselves in her shoes and know what it feels like to worry about a parent, and also the fact of showing how many lives can be saved from using tasers (instead of having to resort to a gun if the baton is not enough).
The most interesting point I thought she addressed was the comparison between tasers a fibbrilators. It was interesting to see the way that the two compare.
Overall, I thought she did really well and made a good argument and implemented rhetoric techniques well in order to persuade her audience.