Audience and Genre

In this post I will be exploring a few audiences that I could ultimately make me for of public speech pertain to. I will also be looking into the genre of writing that would effectively appeal to these people.

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1. College students who are willing to have explore the current pros and cons of legalizing marijuana in America- This is a worthwhile audience to appeal to about this issue of marijuana because I am around the same age as these people so I feel like I could relate to them and their thought processes. Also, since marijuana legalization is an issue that will continue to have importance throughout this audience's adulthood it would be beneficial to inform them on this issue.

• A youtube video that could be shared on social media that discusses the current facts about marijuana enforcement and sway my peers to have a say in this debate. Example, Example
• Op-ed in a college newspaper that discusses the ways in which marijuana can help college students realize that legalizing marijuana could really benefit out country. Example, Example

2. Grown women, around their 40s and early 50s, who tend to be very open about their views on controversial issues, like that religious aunt who uses Facebook to share videos about how marijuana is evil and negatively affects the mental state of the youth. These women, when presented with the right facts about marijuana might be willing to change their opinions on marijuana legalization if my argument is conveyed in an effective way that shows that typical preconceived notions about cannabis are faulty.

• A Question and answer article pertaining to basic misconceptions about marijuana written for a site like High Times or Leafly that could be shared on social media. Example, Example
• A review on an article or public speech that only discusses the cons of legalizing marijuana, which would allow me to disprove the arguments that marijuana resistant adults tend to side with. Example, Example