In the 2010s, division throughout America had risen and its citizens were concerned about the outcome of their future. In response to this, Anand Giridharadas gave a speech in 2016. Giridharadas's speech acknowledges his disregard for the suffering and fear of the people due to his lack of understanding of the situation. The author's use of rhetorical choice throughout his text and use of vocabulary allowed him to connect with the audience and provoke a sense of empathy and kindness. Giridharadas's use and placement of pronouns and subject pronouns in his speech persuade the audience to consider those with different experiences as it incorporates himself and the audience. This purpose is achieved through strategic placements of words such as "I" and "we" as well as his use of vivid imagery and inspiring language. Firstly, Anand Girdharadas begins his speech by expounding on his use of strategic …show more content…
The author continuously uses words such as "I" and "we" throughout the text to create a sense of relation to the speech for his general audience. For example, the author writes, "I address this letter simply to you, even though we both know there are many of you behind this “you,” and many of me behind this “I.” I write to you because at present, this quaking world we share scares me. I gather it scares you, too. Some of what we fear, I suspect, we fear in common. But much of what we fear seems to be with each other. You fear the world I want to live in, and I fear your visions in turn." In the introduction of this quote, the author explains that this letter is addressed to a general audience by employing subjective personal pronouns and subject pronouns to invoke a personal feeling or attachment to the speech. Girdharadas uses such pronouns to also emphasize that the
Basically, the poet uses the word choices of “me” and “I’d” for it to elaborate a first-person viewpoint. I interpret this to mean the unknown poets’ option of words helps the narrator express their feeling of hopefulness in one day being able to see their home and nature. In addition, it helps us the listeners to hear the narrator’s desire of getting out of the concentration camp, due to their poor circumstances. Surprisingly, it makes one consider as if this was the narrator’s poem from their past, instead of the actual poet. For instance, in the piece of poetry Fear, it says, “We want to work – we must not die!” (stanza 4). To me, Eva Picková (poet) generates the narrator’s perspective, since she utilizes the word “we” with regard to it being read by first
Dinesh D’Souza constructs an argument in his essay “What’s so great about America” that is convincing to the average reader. His essay was published 15 years ago and American culture has seen some changes since then. However, nothing that he mentions specifically in the essay has changed drastically. His extrinsic ethos is strong because he is from India and the audience may perceive that he can compare his knowledge of living elsewhere to an immigrant’s knowledge. This view of looking at America from an outsider’s point of view and how others view living in America is essential in D’Souza’s fundamental argument. He compares living in America to living in other less developed countries and appeals to the common citizen in his style, logic, and development of his essay. His arguments are sound and he convinces the average citizen that America is the best place to live, although his lack of facts and statistics to back up his statements could be seen as a weakness.
The speech given by Andrea Ambam created a speech illustrating the American Dream. Ambam is the National Champion of the 2014 NSDA (National Speech and Debate Association) as she explains the issues of inequality in America. Ambam uses simplistic mathematical skill to create to demonstrate methods of compatibility among Americans of differing skin tone, ethnicity, and morality. She often uses popular culture to efficiently connect with her audience, which provides additional humor or sober tones, while relating all issues back to the premise of America. Yet, her speech is riddled with diverse body language and gestures to further convey her ideologies among the audience, which must be analyzed to deduce the methods Amdam used to create an amusing, yet assuring speech about equality in America.
On April 12th, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. was leading a peaceful protest in the city of Birmingham, Alabama that resulted in him being arrested and jailed. Later that day eight clergymen responded with the statement “A Call For Unity” in The Birmingham News requesting he ends all of his protests. A few days later, King created a response to the statement in the form of an open letter. In this letter Martin Luther King Jr. develops a well proposed argument in response to the eight clergymen who published the statement. Throughout the letter, King uses rhetorical appeal in order to give the viewer a sense of King’s credibility,his emotions, and also his logic on why he does what he does. King uses ethos by showing common interests, pathos by creating an emotional response to his viewers by justifying his unjust experiences, and logos by using logic from past events that happened in history.
During the 1960s inequality was a major problem in the United States. One advocate for making things right was Dr. Martin Luther King. Dr. King organized many marches, sit-ins, and boycotting events. But one of Dr. King’s greatest and memorable works has to be the “I Have a Dream” speech. During this speech Dr. King was conveying a message of freedom for all, to 250,000 civil right followers and many more people listening to the radio broadcast. To spread his message Dr. King uses rhetorical appeals like logos to appeal to the reason of his audience, ethos by his examples of practicing what he preached, and his metaphorical language and repetition.
Have you ever wondered how influential people write great speeches that grab people's attention? They use a literary device called, rhetorical appeals. As supported in Hillary Clinton’s November 03, 2016 speech, uniting the American Public, will lead to an advantageous country. In her speech for the Democratic National Convention it states that, as elected for president, she will get everyone saying “We” instead of “I”. To reach out to the American Citizens and grab their attention, Clinton uses many rhetorical devices as she speaks. Using Logos, Pathos, and Ethos, the people of America jump on board with Clinton's ideas.
In his prominent 1961 Inaugural Address, John F. Kennedy extensively employs pathos, parallelism, antithesis, and varied syntax to captivate millions of people, particularly to persuade them to stand together and attempt to further human rights for the “betterment” of the world. Kennedy’s effective use of various rhetorical styles succeeds in persuading his audience –the world and the U.S citizens—that his newly-seized position as the U.S. President will be worthwhile for all.
Speeches are a method of persuading people to do something. For Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, their speeches were to bring equality for the people of color. However, their approaches are different. Consequently, the effects may be different. An example of their contrasting differences is a speech from each, King’s “I Have a Dream” and X’s “The Black Revolution”. Their speeches used pathos, a central metaphor, and a warning, but was presented differently.
The year 1964 is known for civil rights activists, racist groups, and political strife. In order to achieve this goal and increase the speeches effectiveness, X utilizes a variety of rhetorical strategies within his speech. When analyzing the powerful and informative speech of Malcolm X, its evident that it’s a memorable one. The tonality of the speech employs anger and seriousness. This causes the audience to also to be filled with immense anger as he opens their understanding about the disputes going on in the society.
He employs audience centered language by using inclusive language such as "us" and "we" as well as local terms in order to make the audience feel like the speech is centered on them. For example, during his speech, Carrey dropped in a few Iowa-related lines, including a reference to baseball players coming out from the corn. Carrey also referenced many practices of Maharishi followers. One of these mentions related to the belief in the significance of directions. "Excuse me if I seem a little low energy tonight, today – whatever it is," Carrey said. "I slept with my head to the north last night… Woke up right in the middle of Pitta and couldn’t get back to sleep till Vata rolled around." By addressing the listeners using audience centered language, he is implying that he took time to research about the institute and centers the topic around the audience. This creative use of language lead to a very memorable speech without using overly flamboyant language that distracts from his
Martin Luther King Jr., sparks emotion amongst the readers, through the use of pathos in attempt to create an emotional feel. His diction and vivid language makes this appeal successful. He writes on his scratch paper given to him in jail “I guess it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say "wait" (Longager & Walker, 2011, p. 270). The phrase “I guess” conveys the irony and absurdity of his claim. “Stinging darts” is also powerful, and truly makes the audience feel sorrow for those facing racial segregation. His strong diction is also depicted through anaphora. The repetition of phrases and words such as “when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mother,” “when you have seen hate filled policemen curse” and “see tears welling up in her eyes” provide the reader with a sense of sadness. By emphasizing “you,” he forces the reader to put themselves in the position that he is in, and experience it with him. Using anaphora creates a sense of memorability and urgency, all while remaining in the pathos category (Longager & Walker, 2011, p.256). Strategically used repetition not only forces the reader to focus on an idea, but also assists in conveying his intended message. The logos appeal is also in effect here. He utilizes the logos appeal to argue a non-violent protest is a wise decision. He details the daily life of an African American man, using words such as
In Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech, King makes use of an innumerable amount of rhetorical devices that augment the overall understanding and flow of the speech. King makes the audience feel an immense amount of emotion due to the outstanding use of pathos in his speech. King also generates a vast use of rhetorical devices including allusion, anaphora, and antithesis. The way that King conducted his speech adds to the understanding and gives the effect that he wants to rise above the injustices of racism and segregation that so many people are subjected to on a daily basis. Throughout King’s speech, he uses the rhetorical mode, pathos, to give the audience an ambience of strong emotions such as sympathy.
Mukherjee begins her essay with an exposition of her and her sister’s story. She uses repetition in order to emphasize the main differences between the two. For example, she states, “I am an American citizen and she is not. I am moved that thousands of residents are finally taking the oath of citizenship. She is not.” This line is used to set up her subject. She is stating that she is an immigrant whose dream was to envelop the American culture, while her sister does not believe that she should be assimilated into it. The use of repetition also appeals to her audience, Americans, by capturing their attention. Many Americans are nationalistic, if not jingoistic, and believe that America is the greatest country in the world. The notion that others do not feel this way may intrigue them, or potentially offend them, causing them to read on in attempt to find flaws within her argument.
From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial more than two score years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King electrified America with his momentous "I Have a Dream" speech. Aimed at the entire nation, King’s main purpose in this speech was to convince his audience to demand racial justice towards the mistreated African Americans and to stand up together for the rights afforded to all under the Constitution. To further convey this purpose more effectively, King cleverly makes use of the rhetorical devices — ethos, pathos and logos — using figurative language such as metaphors and repetition as well as various other techniques e.g. organization, parallel construction and choice of title.
Imagine living during the 1960’s when the nation was divided by segregation. The only way to express your ideas, beliefs, and thoughts during that time was through words. Famous Civil Rights activists such as, Dr.Martin Luther King Jr., inspired many with his wise words and empowering speeches. Times when many felt unheard or invisible, words were there as tranquilness and an ataraxia. Words have the power to provoke, calm, or inspire by motivating others to take action in what they believe in.