Note: (----) means parts I stutter and reworded my words again Note: blank spots are when I pause ( ) Transcribe : The word I have heard from the speech is that the story of Byan Stevenson was that he was a special kid who was addressing the racial injustice system in the American legal system. ( )How he was setting the stage for something significat in the speech. I remember he is a lawyer and he’s in a courtroom and a janitor comes to encourage him to keep his eyes on the prize. “ He ends his speech with himself being in a courtroom and a janitor ---- janitor entering the room and immediately encouraging him to “ keep his eyes on the prize ''( ) Keep in mind Stevenson is a black lawyer so people tend to discriminate against …show more content…
The second part of the speech contained about 25% logos.( ) Because his logic has proved evidence to pursue ----- support his argument that made his speech more credible as he speaked and developed his speech to his audience and the way he addresses the public. “how trustworthy and credible he was throughout his speech”. Filler word umm “Because he is a lawyer and has that title it makes his argument more credible than any other persons given the same speech” ( ) 10% ethos “I have acknowledged Stevenson’s vocal delivery and how it resonated with the audience while listening to his “Ted talk speech”. ( ) He would modify the loudness of his voice as the story’s tone shifted or when he wanted the audience to engage and interest the public. He addressed the audience by using his pitch and, when appropriate, an expressive tone of voice as part of his vocal delivery.” Stevenson’s vocal delivery and how it resonated. While listening to the ted talk speech ---- while listening to the ted talk speech
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy, a strong advocate for secure prices and wages, held a news conference regarding the inflation of steel prices and how it has impacted the American people. In order to achieve his purpose of convincing steel companies to reduce prices, JFK utilizes the rhetorical devices of anaphora, logos and pathos. During his speech, Kennedy appealed mostly to the logos by furnishing statistics to persuade the companies to stop elevating the prices of steel. An example of this is in line fifty five where he states, "Steel output per man is rising so fast that labor costs per ton of steel can actually be expected to decline in the next twelve months. " This indicates how significantly the prices of steel were raised and
In this speech, the speaker is Patrick Henry. He was a lawyer, politician, and planter from the United States. He was one of the founding fathers who had served in Virginia's first and sixth post-colonial governorships, from 1776 to 1779 and 1784 to 1786, consecutively. We know that he gave his speech, "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death," on March 23, 1775, at the Second Virginia Convention. Henry's purpose of this speech is to persuade and inform civilizations that it is time to rebel and take a stand against British rule.
In "The Gettysburg Address," Abraham Lincoln masterfully employs several rhetorical devices to argue for a continued war to preserve the Union and ensure that the sacrifices made at Gettysburg were not in vain. One of the devices he uses is parallelism. Lincoln emphasizes the importance of continuing the fight for the Union and completing the work that has been started by those who have sacrificed their lives by stating "It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced." This repetition of the phrase "for us the living" highlights the significance of the Union and the sacrifices made to preserve it.
In America during the Civil War, people were killing their brothers based on their allegiance. Everybody during that time did not believe that the effects it may have after the war was over. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, knew about these effects, through enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke. Lincoln speech “Gettysburg Address” not only gives hope to the union soldiers but, something much more. He believes that the union will win the war against the south because of the dedication that both the government and the people have done through the use of allusion, ethos and antithesis
Logos is using specific details, facts, examples, statistic, or expert testimony to back them up. In this speech, Johnson uses a lot of examples from the Constitution or using the word constitution. “There is no Constitutional issue here. The command of the Constitution is plain. There is no moral issue.
Many students and teachers love “The Voice” and some hate him, but no one is able to ignore him. Here, the reader discovers the reason why Owen’s dialogue is always capitalized: he wrote all his columns, and all his school papers and letters, in capital letters, “BECAUSE IT WILL INSTANTLY GRAB THE READER’S ATTENTION” (289) -- a comment that seems to come as much from the author as it comes from Owen. Later, when John and Owen try to discover the identity of John’s father, they meet a voice teacher who tells them that Owen’s voice would never change in puberty, and that he was stuck with a “permanent scream”
Throughout their talks, Sachs and Gilbert use ethos, logos, and pathos in different ways to connect with their audience and support their argument. By understanding these strategies, we can become more effective communicators and better understand how to persuade others. In conclusion, using rhetorical strategies such as ethos, pathos, and logos is crucial in persuasive speaking. By analyzing the use of these strategies in Sachs and Gilbert's Ted Talks, we can gain insights into effective communication and persuasion.
On March 23, 1775, Mr. Patrick Henry made history when he delivered a speech at the Virginia Convention. Mr. Henry's purpose in his speech was to convince the Virginia patriots attending the convention that the only option with Britain remaining was war. Mr. Henry used many rhetorical devices throughout his speech, and with the use of pathos, ethos, and logos he had an effective advantage that appealed to almost every person at the convention. To begin with, Mr. Henry’s speech contains much use of pathos as he relates to the emotions of the people of Virginia. An example of Mr. Henry's use of pathos is when he states, “I consider it as nothing less than freedom or slavery...”.
Within the incisive “Polly Baker’s speech,” Benjamin Franklin satirizes the patriarchal structure of the judicial system that unfairly judges women. Franklin utilizes a sardonic persona of a “poor” 18th century women being “persecuted for the fifth time, for having a bastard child” who only wants her “fine remitted.” Through his judicious use of hyperbole and his persona’s rhetorical conditional statements, Franklin produces a sarcastic tone in Polly Baker’s speech and ridicules the “great men” who enforce the institutionalized bias against women under the rule of law.
Logos is the appeal to the audience’s logic or thinking of constructing a well-reasoned argument. It includes: facts, research, and statistics. For instance, "And what have we to oppose to them? Shall we try argument? Have we anything new to offer on the subject?
Admiral William H. Mcraven addressed the 2014 graduating class at the University of Austin, Texas with more than eight thousand students in attendance. The address given by Adm. Mcraven touched the hearts of millions from all around the world by his inspirational message of how one person can change the world if they simply helped change the lives of ten others in their lifetime. I chose this speech for my rhetorical analysis because of the simple message it portrays, how helping a few can eventually help many. Adm. Mcraven’s address was especially effective for his audience, much due to how he relates to the students by reminiscing of the day he graduated from UT while providing advice for young college graduates preparing to begin their adult lives.
The speech identifies the struggles African Americans faced due to discrimination, hence allowing readers insight into African American lives. The speech is inspirational and powerful due to the speaker exhibiting to the audience his anger regarding
Patrick Henry, former governor of Virginia, bravely spoke on the 23rd of March, 1775, at St. John’s Church, introducing his strategies to end the American Revolution in victory. The speech was so inspiring that it ignited a massive flame of patriotism. Americans began to greatly support his political ideology. Due to his stirring choice of words, the phrase “Give me liberty, or give me death!” impacted the listeners, making his remarkable words yet known to this date.
In "The Gettysburg Address," Abraham Lincoln brings his point across of dedicating the cemetery at Gettysburg by using repetition, antithesis, and parallelism. Abraham Lincoln uses repetition in his speech to bring a point across and to grab the audience attention. For example, President Lincoln states, "We can not dedicate--we can not consecrate-- we can not hallow-- this ground." Abraham Lincoln is saying the Gettysburg cannot be a holy land since the ones that fought there will still be remembered, and Lincoln is assuming that the dead and brave that fought would still want Gettysburg to improve on more.
Gettysburg Address Rhetorical Devices In Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” he is speaking to the very emotional nation after many people had just died during the Civil War, he needed to speak to nation to remind them that the sacrifices made by those in the Civil War will not be forgotten and that they must continue with what the war was fought for. He first starts off by referring to how the nation was started then continues to discuss the losses that have occurred from the Civil War and why they should move on while still remembering what the war was fought for. His strong use of rhetorical devices emphasises the goals they must aim for and reassures the nation that they are together in reconstruction by referring to events from the war to