Rhetorical Analysis Of Michelle Obama's Speech

First Lady, Michelle Obama has resided in the White house for eight whole years, along with her husband, Barack Obama, her two children, Malia and Sasha Obama, and their two dogs, Bo and Sunny. Michelle Obama has been extremely active in the community surrounding adolescents and their health. She has developed programs like “Let’s Move!” to help keep children healthy and active. She also operates in the political community also. On July 25th, 2016 she spoke at the Democratic National Convention about the 2016 Presidential Election. In her speech, she sides with Hillary Clinton and persuades her audience, the voters in the room, but also America, to vote for Hillary because she’s the obvious choice. In her intense and passionate speech, she also builds Hillary’s character and reframes the job of the President. Michelle Obama uses rhetorical strategies, like ethos, logos, and pathos, to achieve her purpose. The First Lady utilizes ethos, logos, and pathos in her speech multiple times for many different reasons. She speaks highly of Hillary Clinton’s past and how hard she has worked to be where she is now. Michelle Obama has always been extremely invested in America’s children and in her speech, she highlights some

Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton have both been extremely active in the adolescent community and the First Lady speaks about how that is what this country needs. The ethos she utilized credited Hillary Clinton for all the work she has accomplished. She highlighted how logical it is for Hillary Clinton to be our next President using logos. With pathos, she emotionally connected the audience with Hillary Clinton, expressing how she is just a parent like all parents. By using rhetorical strategies, Michelle Obama gave a successful speech which she hopes affected countless voters to “vote for