Wallace's examples make the audience think about how the situations can sometimes be challenging. During the speech he states down to earth comments making the audience connect more to
Ethos is equivalent to credibility. Waldinger clearly makes his audience believe what he says by explaining surveys which lead to really strong data. He also states several different quotes by Marc Twain, which provided important pieces of evidence and different perspectives to his speech. Waldinger also states different research facts building a stronger main point. Lastly, he explains one of the oldest and longest study ever, The Harvard study.
To be an American isn’t fighting against government policies...but to maintain our rights within the Declaration of Independence should be part of being an American. Harold Ickes’ voice is trying to speak out to the Americans that don’t think their voices matter. He is mainly saying that we need to rise up and state our point of opinion. We all have a voice and they can be just as strong as anyone else if we put them together. “Where is the million-throated, democratic voice of America?”
Megan Nash Professor Scheirer 2/20/23 Rhetorical Analysis Draft Rod Sterling declares his speech, “A Most Non-Political Speech” at the 1964 “Religious Witness for Human Dignity” Conference. Positioned during a tense period for race relations as the Civil Rights Act was being argued in the U.S. Senate. He discusses race as a basic human right and desires for hope in the fight to equality. Sterling makes the controversial topic of race non-controversial by employing techniques like using an elusive writing style, begging rhetorical questions and the use of repetition.
Within the field of discourse analysis, the study of different genres has been approached from a number of linguistic perspectives, and we will follow a functional view in this paper for the study of the subgenre of online advertisements. Functional approaches to language have a long-standing tradition in British scholarship (Firth, 1957 ; Halliday, 2004). The importance of the context, the participants in the communicative event, and the field of discourse are all aspects of language variation which highlight the social function of language as the dominant feature of human communication. Within this framework, John Swales set the foundations of the study of discourse genres with his seminal work on the introduction of research articles (1990), establishing the communicative purpose as the main feature shared by all the texts belonging to the
George Saunders’ commencement address was given at the Syracuse University in the state of New York in May of 2013. The address took place at the graduation ceremony and its purpose was to guide the young adults who were graduating into the journey which is life. Saunders states "one useful thing you can do with an old person [...] is ask "what do you regret?"" . Saunders is an older man and because of that, throughout the course of his life he has experienced a lot of great memorable moments in his life as well as a great deal regrets.
Wendell Phillips, a prominent white American abolitionist, gave an empowering and reverent speech regarding his admiration for former slave and Haitian general, Toussaint-Louverture. Phillips uses the power of figurative language and rhetorical devices to reveal an unmistakable abolitionist passion for African American rights, and attempts to ignite this enthusiasm into the hearts and minds of the audience through his zealous attitude. Phillips employs hyperbole, understatement, and metaphor to persuade the audience that the support of African American soldiers will be an influencing aspect in an impending American victory. The speech is rife with parallel structure and reference to historical allusions. This technique allows him to praise Toussaint-Louverture while also influencing and inspiring onlookers.
On April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy gave his remarks on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Robert’s goal was to inform people on Martin Luther King’s journey and to strengthen people’s attitudes on the whole situation. Robert’s main points throughout the speech were how the country as a whole should move forward, why the states should not resort to violence but unity instead, and he also addressed that the country needed unity, love, and compassion.
Introduction Hook: I never knew that one day, one idea could have such a big impact. That one thing could change the history, set up the rest of the country to follow suit with this specific topic, and things that need a change in general. Background: Over 50 years ago, on March 7, 1965, now known as bloody Sunday, segregation was still prevalent. At the time it was not allowed for blacks to vote at the time.
Barry effectively uses humor to connect with his audience by using a light hearted tone to try to make it more relatable to the audience, while repeating differnt styles
Harriet Tubman, a famous abolitionist, once said “I rescued a thousand slaves and I could have rescued a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves”. Many slaves of the 19th century were not able to read or write, and were completely oblivious to natural rights and other political situations happening around them. Alfred M. Green gave a speech in April of 1861 to recruit African American slaves to the army to fight for their freedom. In Green’s speech, he acknowledges the misery African Americans have already been through, points out the flaws in the enemy (the South); and motivates them to participate by using hortatory subjunctives, metaphors, irony, and other rhetorical strategies.
At this point Edwards has grasped the attention of his listeners by using pathos to pertain to their emotions and feelings. Towards the end of the sermon his tone switches to one of reason in terms of not neglecting his words. He asks a series of rhetorical questions such as those who are unconverted and do not teach their children of Christ that they too will have to witness the wrath of God. As for literary devices such as metaphors, similes, and allegories, Edwards does not disappoint for his use of them most likely whipped a lot of Puritans back into their faith.
Humans’ actions and thoughts are complex, many people spend their lives researching why people act in certain ways. In the TED Talk ‘Why we do what we do’, Tony Robbins, motivational speaker and life coach, helps people understand the reasons behind their actions in order to show how they can reach their full potential and use it to help and understand others. The rhetorical and speaking strategies used in his speech aided him in his effort to reach his audience. The ethos and pathos were very strong and bolstered his message, but his attempt at being logical did not improve the quality of his speech, and affected the extent his audience will take his message to heart.
He wanted audiences to watch his shows...not scrutinize them. Some argue that despite his wishes to have his plays acted out rather than read, analyzing them can improve students’ understanding of the English language.
How I think Severn Suzuki used her ethos in the speech was mediocre. And her authority was not very effective to make the audience feel to trust her. To me she should have not have changed the subject frequently .But her personal connection was on spot. She made the audience have to feel like they care for the future of there family.