Hillary Clinton Speech Pros And Cons

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Entering into the realm of politics, you’ll find yourself in a mist of hope, deceit, encouragement, and strategic plots set forth by nominees, all with the objective to lock in your vote. Such tactics do not just entail friendly and fair competition; why we witness name of an opponent being tarnished, solely as a stepping stool for the other’s progression. In the wake of the recent, on-going 2016 Presidential Election, we will highlight the use of some informal fallacies delivered in the conventional speeches delivered by America’s two candidates: Hillary Clinton in representation for the democrats and Republican Donald Trump. One of the most frequent defects to appear within both candidates’ speeches is the use of Ad …show more content…

Both candidates attempt to instill fear into the voting population in order to create the illusion of better chance at safety and security being under their guidance. Following his mention of the current dangers and catastrophes in the world, Trump concludes with, “This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton: death, destruction, terrorism, and weakness. But Hillary Clinton’s legacy does not have to be America’s legacy.” Clinton also utilized fear within her deliverance stating, “That sales pitch [Donald’s] making to be your president? Put your faith in him—and you’ll win big? That’s the same sales pitch he made to all those small businesses. Then Trump walked away, and left working people holding the bag.” When comparing these two statements, we can take notice to the same fallacy being used in each, only they target different areas of worry. On one side of the playing field, voters are led to believe their safety will be endangered if Hillary Clinton is elected Commander-in-Chief, while the on-lookers in the Democratic convention are fed that the economy will end in distraught if Donald Trump is the overseer of national

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