Rhetorical Analysis Of Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Hillary Rodham Clinton is a widely known figure in America and elsewhere as well. She is an American politician that advocates for women’s rights and the former United States Secretary of State. On December 1995, Clinton gave her remarks at the U.N. 4th World Conference on the Women’s Plenary Session. Clinton addresses all attendees in the Beijing location, which included other human and women’s rights activists. She gave an eclectic amount of examples about the troubles women go through on a daily basis by using persuasive and forceful rhetorical devices. It’s used to inform the audience about the issues involving women’s rights in order to convince them to take action. Through her rhetoric, Clinton proves that women’s rights do matter and that they are the foundation of the family. Clinton’s skillful use of rhetoric is weaved into her speech in order to convince and inform the audience of her cause. Using expletives, she starts the sentence off with a general commencement, but then goes into the details that really matter. “By gathering in Beijing, we are focusing world attention on issues that matter most in our lives -- the lives of women and their families: access to …show more content…

She appeals to those who cannot afford the correct necessities for their families, and yet, are still not given the same rights as everyone else. She speaks for “women who are working all night as nurses, hotel clerks, or fast food chefs so that they can be at home during the day with their children; and for women everywhere who simply don’t have time to do everything they are called upon to do each and every day.” This appeal just proves to the audience that women and their families do deserve their rights. They work twice as hard for half the pay, and yet they’re children do not have safe places to live or

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