TED Talks Task 1 (Week 2)

Manil Desai

AP English

January 15, 2014

Ted Talk Assignment

Harish Manwani: Profit’s not always the point

Task 1:

Harish Manwani, speaker in “Profit’s not always the point,” claims that running a business is much bigger than simply making profit, it is also about changing lives in the community and the world around you. Manwani supports  his claim by using exemplum, when he tells us the story about an Indian village lady who is running a small soap business and keeping the families in her village healthy, he utilizes logos when he tells us that 5 million kids die because of disease caused by just not washing hands; Manwani also utilizes pathos when he tells us the sad story of all the kids that die due to the diseases caused by not washing their hands and also when he tells us to join the cause he is evoking our emotions. Manwani’s intent is to educate the audience about how business is not just about making a profit on the products you are selling but it is about doing good deeds all over the world. Manwani establishes an educationally condescending tone with his audience, young men who are planning to go into the field of business and also people who already own a business; Manwani is talking down to his audience as an advisor.