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JT, Here We Come (A Could-Be True Synthesis Story)

October 1st, 2007

I’m embarrassed to admit it.

But I have been a Justin Timberlake fan since the glory days of NSYNC.

Sad but true.

Even more sad, for me, is that I have to convince my husband to go with me to a JT show. (Poor guy…)

I would go with my best friend, but she has a ticket through her company’s loge. And there’s not an extra for me.

I’m left no choice but to argue tooth and nail for why we must go to the JT show in Detroit. And I’m thinking if I synthesize sources, I’ll really be able to convince him.

My husband’s a sucker for a good argument!

I’ve started collecting pro-JT materials:

This photo from my friend A’s Camera Phone shows that the production of the show is fabulous. Concert-goers in all seats can “see” JT because the extra large monitors and larger-than-life technologies used by the production company. We won’t have to worry about getting “bad” seats.

This video from YouTube demonstrates JT’s quality choreography and quality sound production at one of his concerts. Both are important criteria for deciding to spend money on a JT tickets.

Finally, I asked my best friend Stokes what she thought of the previous JT concerts she’s been to: “Going to a JT show is totally worth the money. It’s an experience rather than a show. JT works the crowd really well, and when he can, he brings special guests on the stage, like at the Cleveland show Lebron James got on stage and busted some moves. It was cool.”

After gathering all this research, now I need to synthesize it to really make a strong argument to my husband.

My plan is this:

I will make him a fantastic dinner–one of his favs–duck in berry sauce–I’ve got to appeal to my audience, right?

Then when he’s all full and happy, I will very sweetly mention the upcoming JT show. Then, very convincingly and kindly, I will state that we should go to this show. (If you look at it from an essay perspective, saying we should go to the show is my thesis…)

My first reason for going will be that show will be visually exciting. After I butter him up with why it’s important for a concert to be theatrical, I’ll support my reason with specific examples from JT shows. I’ll show him A’s colorful picture with the grand big screen, and to further prove my point, I’ll show him the YouTube video which demonstrates the awesome choreography. Both of these sources confirm that a JT show is theatrical and worth going to.

Hopefully, that will convince him. If it doesn’t, though, I’ll just use another reason to convince him.

I’ll explain that JT is a good showman. I’ll have my hubby watch the YouTube video again, and I’ll point out how excited and pumped up JT makes the audience. To further support JT’s crowd-pleasing performance, I’ll share with my husband what my bff Stokes said, “JT works the crowd really well, and when he can, he brings special guests on the stage, like at the Cleveland show Lebron James got on stage and busted some moves. It was cool.” Both of these sources will no doubt prove that JT is a entertaining performer, and that we should go to his show.

I know if I use these the picture, video, and Stokes’ quote together, I can convince him to go to the JT concert with me because my points will be well-explained and well-supported.

And as I said before, my husband greatly admires a well-supported, logical argument, even enough to go to a JT concert if he thinks the argument is valid.

Yes, my husband respects a good argument that much.

And so do I because it gets me what I want–to see JT live!

JT, here we come!