Rhetorical Analysis Of Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is a young girl who won a Nobel Peace Prize and is a passionate advocate for children’s rights to education. Malala uses pathos and a few rhetorical devices during her speech so that her statements are brought to attention. During the Nobel Peace Prize event, she gave an emotional speech about “[the] forgotten children who want an education” (Yousafzai). Malala Yousafzai wants all children to receive equal education and she wants people to not be afraid to speak up for what they believe is right because no one deserves to be silenced. Malala strongly believes that everyone deserves education no matter the economic or cultural status, and her word choice and tone helps backup the use of pathos in her speech.

Malala uses pathos very well throughout her speech to create a feeling of sympathy for the children who are “deprived of education” (Yousafzai). Malala uses words like “fighting,” “peace,” and “necessities” to emphasize the importance of education for children. Malala shows sympathy in her statement “It is for those voiceless children who want change” (Yousafzai). Malala's compassionate statements let voiceless people know that she is there acknowledging the problem and trying to make others

Malala’s use of anaphora in “I am Malala. But I am also Shazia. I am Kainat. I am Kainat Soomro. I am Mezon. I am Amina. I am those 66 million girls who are deprived of education” is to make the reader think about the question and have an internal response like a feeling of empathy (Yousafzai). Malala also uses allusion when she refers to Martin Luther King in her speech. Malala’s use of allusion is to mention someone who once made a change, and how with the help of others she can also bring change so that children receive education. Malala’s use of rhetorical devices persuades people to join in the fight for children's right to