2024 Republican and Democratic National Conventions

EXTENSION/ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITIES

Logical Fallacies: Using the logical fallacies explained on the Purdue Online Writing Lab website, identify and explain how these logical fallacies were represented in the party convention speeches.

Modes of Persuasion: Logos, Ethos & Pathos: Choose one of the speeches from the party conventions and analyze how this speech uses Ethos, Pathos, and Logos (IUPUI). Students should 1.) use examples from the speech to explain how the speaker uses these modes of persuasion and 2.) evaluate how effective the speaker is in using each of these.

2024 National Nominating Conventions Analysis: Use this handout (Google Doc) to analyze aspects of the RNC and DNC. Evaluate the effectiveness of the candidates’ acceptance speeches and other notable aspects of the conventions using the criteria and activities linked on the handout.

Third-Party Conventions: Using the following videos of the third-party conventions, summarize the message that the parties are trying to portray and evaluate how effective this message will be with voters.