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VATE 2024
In response to the criticism that the Colman Council have received for allocating
funding to the Colman Arts Society, Ayla Adamu, speaks on the council’s decision
at a recent community meeting. Employing a passionate and outraged tone
along with 2 images of art spaces, Adamu contends to fellow money-concerned
community members that the community should invest in art. Adamu urges
listeners to shift from not agreeing with the council’s decision of allocating
funding to the establishment of an artistic space to feeling more inclined or even
agreeing with the council’s decision.
Adamu opens her speech frustratedly, calling out the community members for
their lack of support to the council’s decision. Using the words “you self-
proclaimed”, “have the nerve”, and “how on earth”, Adamu aims to evoke a
sense of embarrassment, painting those who have spoken before Adamu as
unreasonable and incompetent. In doing so, Adamu aims to create a sense of
distrust in the audience against those who spoke up on the council’s decision.
Further reinforcing this Adamu uses exclamation marks in the word “seriously?!”
to emphasise her outrage, giving her speech a mor emotional feel, hence
positioning her audience to feel her outrage and more inclined to listen to what
she says. Encouraging her audience to question whether the council funding
should be allocated to other projects, Adamu employs rhetorical questions asking
the audience whether “tree pruning” and “multi-storey buildings” are “nurturing
the hearts and minds of [her] community”. By asking a question with an implied
answer, Adamu intends for her audience to be more acceptive of the council’s
decision and less accepting of the council spending money on other projects.
Addressing the concerns of her money-orientated community members, Adamu
frames the council’s decision as brave and meaningful. By referring to the
amount allocated as a “small sum” and “modest amount”, Adamu aims to assure
her audience that the money being spent is not a lot, but will have a great
impact on the community, positioning them to feel more inclined to agree with
the council’s decision. Furthermore, to reinforce the idea of the money being
spent as small, Adamu compares the amount of money the council generates to
the amount they allocated to Art. Comparing the $150 million the council has to
the $500 000 the council allocates to the Art project, Adamu encourages the
audience to think that the money the council is allocating is small, hence be
accepting of the money being spent as it is relatively small in comparison to
what the council already has. Adamu also directly addresses community
members who says that the “cost of [the] art project is exorbitant”, extending
her argument that the money is being well spent. Utilising repetition in her
rhetorical questions through the word “will”, Adamu aims to emphasize on the
idea that if the money was spent elsewhere, it would not be profitable, whereas
the artistic space will be, strengthening the audience’s thinking that the art
space will be beneficial. Moreover, through referencing other artistic projects in
other cities such as “Melbourne” “Geelong” and “mallee”, Adamu appeals to the
audience’s sense of being up to date, hence intending for them to accept the art
space as it will be a safe, proven, and profitable investment.
VATE 2024
In response to the criticism that the Colman Council have received for allocating
funding to the Colman Arts Society, Ayla Adamu, speaks on the council’s decision
at a recent community meeting. Employing a passionate and outraged tone
along with 2 images of art spaces, Adamu contends to fellow money-concerned
community members that the community should invest in art. Adamu urges
listeners to shift from not agreeing with the council’s decision of allocating
funding to the establishment of an artistic space to feeling more inclined or even
agreeing with the council’s decision.
Adamu opens her speech frustratedly, calling out the community members for
their lack of support to the council’s decision. Using the words “you self-
proclaimed”, “have the nerve”, and “how on earth”, Adamu aims to evoke a
sense of embarrassment, painting those who have spoken before Adamu as
unreasonable and incompetent. In doing so, Adamu aims to create a sense of
distrust in the audience against those who spoke up on the council’s decision.
Further reinforcing this Adamu uses exclamation marks in the word “seriously?!”
to emphasise her outrage, giving her speech a mor emotional feel, hence
positioning her audience to feel her outrage and more inclined to listen to what
she says. Encouraging her audience to question whether the council funding
should be allocated to other projects, Adamu employs rhetorical questions asking
the audience whether “tree pruning” and “multi-storey buildings” are “nurturing
the hearts and minds of [her] community”. By asking a question with an implied
answer, Adamu intends for her audience to be more acceptive of the council’s
decision and less accepting of the council spending money on other projects.
Addressing the concerns of her money-orientated community members, Adamu
frames the council’s decision as brave and meaningful. By referring to the
amount allocated as a “small sum” and “modest amount”, Adamu aims to assure
her audience that the money being spent is not a lot, but will have a great
impact on the community, positioning them to feel more inclined to agree with
the council’s decision. Furthermore, to reinforce the idea of the money being
spent as small, Adamu compares the amount of money the council generates to
the amount they allocated to Art. Comparing the $150 million the council has to
the $500 000 the council allocates to the Art project, Adamu encourages the
audience to think that the money the council is allocating is small, hence be
accepting of the money being spent as it is relatively small in comparison to
what the council already has. Adamu also directly addresses community
members who says that the “cost of [the] art project is exorbitant”, extending
her argument that the money is being well spent. Utilising repetition in her
rhetorical questions through the word “will”, Adamu aims to emphasize on the
idea that if the money was spent elsewhere, it would not be profitable, whereas
the artistic space will be, strengthening the audience’s thinking that the art
space will be beneficial. Moreover, through referencing other artistic projects in
other cities such as “Melbourne” “Geelong” and “mallee”, Adamu appeals to the
audience’s sense of being up to date, hence intending for them to accept the art
space as it will be a safe, proven, and profitable investment.
