Changing the world through logic and Credentials - Neo-Aristotelian

I chose this for two reasons. First, because he is a really young intelligent kid. I was also an extremely young college graduate and his opinion that kids can change the world appealed to me. Second, I noticed the lack of Pathos. Pathos is something I rely heavily on when I speak. However, I did not feel like it undermined his speech in the least.

Claim: The rhetor delivered an effective speech without the use of pathos.

Evidence:  
Invention

• Pathos - Extremely lacking. However, I do not find that his lack of pathos affected his overall speech.
• Logos - He shares his Knowledge about Physics (1:29) and proves he knows what he is talking about.
• Ethos - He acknowledges up front a 17 year old Nuclear Physicist is probably not going to have a lot of credit initially with anyone. However, then he talks about his inventions and the people he has worked with (Pres. Obama) and adds a lot of Creditability to himself.

Organization

• Chronological - He talked about his career Chronologically from his first invention to his work with Homeland security. He uses this as a basis of his standing that "Kids can change the world."

Style

• Paralinguistics - This could have used a lot of work. He didn't wait for audience reaction and his pronunciation could have been greatly improved. He is a Physicist and not normally and orator so this is expected.

Delivery

• Charisma - This was somewhat lacking which is what leads me to the conclusion that the rhetor did not effectively use pathos in his speech. This is shown by how often he used the word "Uh". He also used appeals to Logos (in depth descriptions about how nuclear fusion works) and Ethos (His professional appearance, descriptions of his inventions, mentioning he has met with the president, and stating the fact that his work is currently being used at a University.)
• Competency - From the beginning he show his competency by not only describing the nuclear processes but by  explaining them in simple terms.

Memory

This speech was extemporaneous. He memorized basics and then delivered it from memory. This added to his ethos supporting that he was not just a kid who memorized facts, he was a physicist who knew what he was talking about.