Former president Bush speech "Address to Joint Session of Congress Following 9/11 Attacks" and Malala Yousafzai's speech “Youth Takeover of the United Nation" both shows exemplary examples of how those in power can use rhetoric to affect society. Bush’s speech is right after the 9-11 attack so Bush uses rhetoric in a negative way because his focus is on war, Malala uses it in a positive way because she has just recovered from a getting shot for fighting for women’s education. So her focus is bringing people together and help focus on children and womens rights. The rhetoric appeals that they used frequently throughout their speech are diction, pathos, ethos, and logical fallacies. Rhetoric is a form of writing that authors, speakers use and …show more content…
in this case people of power use in order to inform, persuade, or motivate a particular audience. Former president Bush uses pathos, and logical fallacies. Diction means the author's choice of words, pathos are appealing to emotions, and ethos are credibility or professional. Former president Bush uses pathos, and logical fallacies to give America reasons why war is the best solution to all the terror that happened in 9/11/2001. George Bush is making demands to Al Queda, which is the country that terrorized America. "Deliver to United States authorities all the leaders of Al Queda who hide in your land. Release all foreign nationals, including American citizens you have unjustly imprisoned" (Bush, 1) When Bush was giving his speech he was in front of many Americans and people who aren't US citizens. Bush combines the term foreign nationals and Americans. The reason why Bush is trying to bring all kinds of people together who aren't from the same place, is because all kinds of people are watching and they may feel more empathetic towards the victims if potentially they look like the victims. Bush is answering Americas question; Why do these terrorist do such harm. "They hate our freedoms- our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom for vote, and assemble and disagree with each other" (Bush,1) In the United States most Americans consider our freedoms to be right, equal, and fair. Most of them support it. When Bush states that terrorist hate what Americans consider right, equal, and fair, it makes people think that they're the bad guys and gives anger towards them. A logical fallacy is a misleading or an absurd argument that can fall under the categories questionable premise, suppressed evidence, and invalid inference. “We will make no distinction between the terrorist who committed these acts and those who harbor them”(Bush, 2) This quote is an example of hasty generalization because he’s saying that these groups are exactly alike. He makes a simple thought that even the people associated with terrorist are terrorist. In reality there’s a possibility that they might have been scared into harboring. As you can see president Bush main focus is on war. He also uses emotions and fallacies to get his argument across. This is a great example of how those in power can use rhetoric in a negative way because George Bush tells the America that war is the best solution on this issue. Malala uses pathos, and ethos to let people know that being united is good because we can come together and solve social issues such as education for children, and women's rights.
Malala humbles herself and states she did not wake up and was an activist, she had to learn from someone. “This is the compassion that I have learnt from Muhammad the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha”(Malala, 2) This quote is an example of ethos because if you are a follower of one of those leaders then you automatically know that her doing are peaceful and have good meanings. Malala had spoke up about the unjust in her home country Afghanistan, then after that leader had her kidnapped, and tortured. “Dear friends, on the 9th of october 2012, the Taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead”(Malala,2) This quote is an example of pathos because when Malala says friends, she’s connecting us to her person level. Also too when Malala got shot in her head it was very dramatic. Her standing up in front of a crowd and still fighting for the things that got her lethally shot is an inspiration as well as a motivation to her audience. Malala Yousrfez states that the extremist are afraid of education and equality. “The power of the voice of women frightens them, and that is why killed 14 innocent medical students in the recent attack in Quetta” (Malala,2) In this quote Malala uses ethos by saying 14 innocent man. She did that by giving the audience a feeling that innocent people died, people who did not deserve to die. In conclusion, Malala uses the rhetorical appeal ethos, and pathos to persuade her audience that children and women rights are being
violated. Therefore, it is safe to say that people in power can use rhetoric to affect society, and have a positive and negative impact society. Malala uses rhetoric to convince people that women’s rights and education for kids should be a given, and since it’s not given, the more people involved can potentially help solve this issue. This affects society by making her home country safe and equal for everyone. Bush uses rhetoric to convince people that war is the best solution and that he knows what it takes to refurbish the lives and brokenness that was lost on 9/11. This has an affect on society because
Rhetoric is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, and its uses the figures of speech and other compositional techniques. It’s designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience.
To support her claims, Malala Yousafzai uses pathos, ethos, and repetition. Pathos to support her claim on education and draw out emotion from the audience. Ethos to support her claim on nonviolence and give her credibility. Repetition to support her claim on the Taliban and to emphasize her points. Through using these rhetorics, Malala Yousafzai produces a wonderfully inspirational speech that is supported by
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.
Yousafzai uses the elements of ethos, or the ethical approach, pathos, or the emotional approach, and logos, or the logical approach, to construct her argument and create a professional, yet relatable tone. Ethos is used when Yousafzai references other figures who brought great change to the world that gave speeches on the same stage she was on. She mentions influential people such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, and Aung San Suu Kyi, hoping that her beliefs and actions will bring about a change as lasting as theirs. Pathos is used throughout the speech in Yousafzai’s personal anecdotes. She tells the stories of drawing mathematical
The adjectives that I would use to describe Malala is: ambitious, courageous, and frank. The reason why I’m using these adjectives to describe Malala is for the following reasons:
The question of what is rhetoric and what does it do has been a question since stories were even being recorded. However, now there are multiply different scholars who believe that they understand what rhetoric is and how to use it. For someone to use rhetoric correctly they must first have a definition of rhetoric that either they have made to fit themselves or they find a previous definition that suits them. In order for me to become an improved rhetor and be able to rhetorical discuss and evaluate pieces of literature or speeches like General Douglas MacArthur’s Farewell address, I must first define rhetoric in how I understand it. Rhetoric is the art of persuasive speaking aimed to sway your audience in a direction that has been chosen by the rhetor. The way in which a citizen uses rhetoric can change over time. The need to argue the same problem is invalid so the need to use the same rhetorical situations is invalid. You can use rhetoric in a multitude of different areas within our life however; we must choose to use it for good or for evil. In order for rhetoric to still be used in speech today one of two things must be true. There must either be a Truth in life and rhetoric or the more likely choice, that rhetoric changes throughout time and situations. You are not trying to change someone’s mind about something however; you are trying to convince them that you are also correct. I will be using multiple pieces of works that are defining rhetoric to support my definition and finish by evaluating General Douglas MacArthur’s Farewell Address using my definition of rhetoric.
Thus, ethos, the building or undermining the credibility of the speaker is seen throughout the speech. The first example of ethos is built by the way Malala connects herself to the people of the UN by referring to herself and her audience as “brothers and sisters;” this phrase causes the audience to pay attention to what she is saying from the beginning of the speech while causing a feeling of kinsmanship. In addition, Malala builds her ethos by keeping a calm, steady voice throughout the duration. Moreover, Malala ethos is strengthened through the phrase, “one girl among many.” Malala wants her audience to view her as just another girl, not a martyr or a Saint. She insists that she was only one of the millions injured and that she is merely speaking for the voices that cannot be heard. Furthermore, Malala’s ethos is enhanced when she insists that she learned peace, compassion, forgiveness, and the concept of change from social activist leaders of the past. This builds her ethos by developing common ground among the audience; thus, the same activist who influenced the common person also affected her for the
Clark (2016) suggests that rhetoric isn’t limited to oral communication, but currently has a permanent foothold in written works: magazine or newspaper excerpts, novels, and scientific reports. Not only written
Rhetoric is a significant part of our everyday lives. Whether it's convincing our friends to go to a concert on the weekend, to go to a certain place for lunch, or even convincing yourself to do something that you should but don't want to do. Rhetoric is all around us today. Billboard ads, television commercials, newspaper ads, political speeches, even news stories all try, to some degree, to sway our opinion or convince us to take some sort of action. If you take a step back to look and think about it, rhetoric, in all actuality, shapes our lives. Every day we have an array of options of things to do or things to buy. So every day, our opinion or actions are being influenced, however minutely, by rhetoric.
Imagine a world with no education. It is hard not to imagine a society where no knowledge, no future, or no life. If the world had no education; how will we build our sources? How will life know what is right and what is wrong? How would society know about the stages of life from past, present, and future? Just think how empty the world would be without education. Malala Yousafzai, an activist of woman and children's right of education known for her courageous acts to improve education globally. Malala Yousafzai has positively benefitted modern society by speaking up for her rights of education and by inspiring others to join her to create equality for all.
Rhetoric is the art of effective speaking or writing, and persuasion. Most people use rhetoric numerous of times in their everyday life without their concern or knowing.
The novel, I Am Malala, written by Malala Yousafzai displays the impact a person can create, despite their age. Malala Yousafzai, a young pakistani girl with the aspirations of achieving educational equality, has inspired millions of people around the world to stand up for their right. Raised from a small village in Swat Valley, she overcame struggles regarding poverty and danger imposed by the taliban due to her standing up for educational equality. Malala has persistently changed the views of people by creating a strong sense of conviction through the utilization of vivid imagery, compelling diction, and empathetic pathos.
July 12nd 2013. Malala celebrated her 16th birthday. It was the day her first major speech held at the U.N after Taliban’s attempt to assassinate her for promoting education for females.
In Malala's speech it expresses how education is useful by saying "The pen is mightier than the sword'. The extremists are afraid of books and pens. The power of education frightens them". In the article is talks about some of the rights that cannot be taken away such as "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of
She does this by stating that both intelligence and power can solve problems, such as terrorism, in more effective ways than violence. One quote from her speech that explains her theory perfectly is, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Malala repeats this saying throughout her speech to show its importance and value. The quote itself reflects perfectly on Malala’s idea that intelligence, “the pen”, is more effective than violence, “the sword.” This is just one of many techniques that Malala uses to convey a lasting peace and security throughout the world.