Rhetorical Analysis Of Winston Churchill's Their Finest Hour

In the past there have been many amazing and inspiring speeches that people have read. One of the amazing speeches was called I Have a Dream read by Martin Luther King Jr. He shared with the world that everyone is equal no matter the color of their skin. Another great speech that had been spoke was by Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain during the Civil War before they had gone into the three day battle at Gettysburg. His speech was so amazing and he had such great traits that he ended up convincing 120 mutineers to go into battle with him.

On June 18, 1940, Winston Churchill addresses the House of Commons, and later the British public, on the devastating blow the allied forces received in Belgium and their highly successful retreat with the assistance from the British Navy. Winston Churchill’s speech, “Their Finest Hour,” motivated the British people to continue fighting a war that approached ever closer. Through the sheer will of his words, did he join together a nation to stand up against a mighty foe. In this speech, Churchill uses his mastery of rhetorical speaking to promote patriotism and duty among the people while also using logic to ensure they have a fighting chance all wrapped in beautiful poetry. The events that led up to Churchill’s speech started in 1939 with German expansion making war an unavoidable reaction.

Not every person who declaims a speech is the best public speaker. For thousands of years, the oration has known where the political leaders have used to address their countries’ citizens, and Winston Churchill, who was the sharp Prime Minister of the Great Britain through his famous speech “The Finest Hour1,” became the model for speeches in the modern policy. His speech “Their Finest Hour” was apparent and describes the phases that the Great Britain passed during the World War II from the weakness in front of the Nazi Germany with Adolph Hitler to adjust the progress of the battles and achieve the desired victory. Moreover, he succeeded in stopping the attacks in the British cities, especially London to the shore and the sea cooperating with

The most effective way to do this is by using pathos. So he uses powerful sentences such as “America was targeted for attack because we’re the biggest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world.’’ , “Terrorist attacks can shatter steel , but they cannot dent the of American resolve.” He also uses the word “our” many times in order to cause a feelings of unity among the nation. He then tells what has already been done to help solve the problem of 9/11. By doing this he gives a sense of relief to his audience. Finally he quotes Psalms 23 in order to give one last word of encouragement.

In any situation where one feels threatened, frightened, or hurt an instinctive reaction occurs, a frantic cry for help. Seventy years ago an incredible man sent a similar appeal to the people of America, an appeal not for himself, but for the countries of Europe falling under the boot of Hitler for the second time. Over flickering American radios each syllable thundered  from Winston Churchill’s soft tones as he narrated his speech from London. The powerful message erupted through the air, a message for the people of America, forever reminding them to extend a helping hand to those in need, a message who’s power came simply through Churchill’s brilliant use of voice and choice of wording. Each sentence chocked with sarcasm yet contained a hint of desperation in the attempt to arouse and motivate his audience to aid their allies in order to achieve justice and peace once again.

Churchill organized his speech to instill confidence in his audience, hatred of the common enemy, and a bond between America and Britain. He was an articulate orator with humor and was great at relating with Congress. He knew how to hit the right tone with his American audience that gave him a lasting resonance. He had distinguished pauses to emphasize

oosevelt uses many rhetorical devices to make the audience trust him. He uses Ethos to make them feel like they are equal even though he has a substantial amount of power over them. He uses Pathos to tell about emotions that could be present in the state that the nation was in the Great Depression. The President uses logos to tell the hard truth to the American people and he tells them the truth. Franklin Delano Roosevelt uses ethos, pathos, and logos to strengthen his message of hope for America.

Ensuring that the point got across, revolutionary speeches were powerfully persuasive, had great use of figurative language, and had great truth to them. The speeches we have read and heard today are all a product of those amazing, articulate speeches that shaped America. All great speeches share a common goal and that is to persuade their audience. However, the authors of these speeches had to use lots of figurative language to create images a more clearer understanding of the topic.

THESIS: “Their Finest Hour” by Winston Churchill brought Great Britain together, giving people hope and strength in a time of need. Winston Churchill was born November thirtieth, 1874 “to an aristocratic family” (“Winston Churchill”). He was in the military and became a journalist. Eventually, however, he took after his father and went into politics. Churchill was in British Parliament, and “served as minister of war and air and colonial secretary under Prime Minister David Lloyd George” (“Winston Churchill”).

Also, King has made a tremendous impact on the future of equality for all. Largely his most iconic speech was that of his 1963 speech, I Have a Dream (A&E Networks Television). Martin Luther king is widely recognized as one of the best speech givers of all time. Personally I picked him as a speaker to analyze as King appealed to the masses in a time period in which it was difficult, with a subject that was very hard to enforce. Also, one thing I really enjoy about King, as a speaker is his how relatable he is and how he practices what he preaches.