Madeleine Albright Rhetorical Analysis

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Jorge Espinoza Mrs Stele AP Lang 3/15/24. United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright gave a commencement speech at Mount Holyoke College in 1977. Albright specifically spoke to the graduating class of this women’s college in Massachusetts to motivate them. Albright uses induction, examples, description, and cause and effect to motivate the graduating class of Mount Holyoke College. In paragraphs three to seven, Albright uses induction to motivate the students. She explains how even after the Cold War, NATO still grew to protect democratic nations and continued to reduce the amount of nuclear warheads and chemical weapons that exist. Albright uses these specific examples to come to the generalization that just because one thing is finished does not …show more content…

Albright states how a woman in Sarajevo, still in grief, attempts to rebuild her country, and how a woman in Guatemala fights for peace and social justice in her country. These are two of the three examples she used. Albright used these examples to show that even through many hardships, these women pushed on. This helps motivate the students as it shows them that anyone, including women, can push through hardships. To further push the point of the last paragraph, Albright gives a description of these women in paragraphs thirteen to fourteen. Albright says what each woman had in common was determination. This pushes the point that determination is an important part of success; moreover, this shows guidance to the audience which in turn can help motivate them as they now know what it takes to succeed Albright uses cause and effect in paragraph fifteen. She exclaims that the higher you reach the more resistance you will get in return, which proves you are leading a path to success. This helps the audience know that facing obstacles is an important part of success. This motivates the audience to push through said obstacles with the thought of success at the end. Womens

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