Confirmation of First Draft (Week 8)

CONFIRMATION

3. The confirmation, which lays out in a logical order (usually strongest to weakest or most obvious to most subtle) the claims that support the thesis, providing evidence for each claim.

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1. What is my thesis?

Social Network Service is an effective tool for diplomacy of Korea.

2. What types of source am I using to defend my thesis? 

I am using expert's opinion and practical examples.

3. Are my arguments mostly based on evidence, logic or emotion?

My argument is based on analysis, related facts and practical examples. 

But, I didn't appeal with emotion.

My Confirmation

 Then how does it help diplomacy?

 As I already said, we are living in plentiful information. This means that people can easily access to SNS. Everyone can get various information that they want to know. This advantage can also be accepted in diplomacy. In the past, the image of diplomacy was not that good. People don't know what diplomats do and they feel sense of distance from diplomacy. However, SNS can solve such prejudice. For example, there are lots of page in Facebook. These are made by organization related to diplomacy such as Culture Affairs Bureau of Mofa, Development Cooperation Bureau of Mofa, Korean Cultural Center, Korea Brand Forum and so on. They made their own SNS Page to reduce the distance between them and public. And SNS is the best way to accomplish their purpose because it has high accessibility. Whenever and wherever people can access to their page and get information freely. I think making public be interested in diplomacy is helpful for development of diplomacy of Korea.

 SNS also can be an important route to introduce Korean culture to foreigners. For example, in Youtube, there are lots of videos related to Korea. Because we don't have to pay or log in when we enjoy SNS, everyone can easily enjoy various information. This function cannot be carried by traditional diplomacy. Only when we use SNS, we can introduce our country and culture more rapidly and widely than when we only use traditional diplomacy. In addition, there's nothing better than SNS that can be indirect experience space. When diplomats want to introduce our culture and country to other countries, they have to go abroad or invite foreigners to Korea. It costs a lot. However, when they use SNS, there's no worrying about financial problem.