Rhetorical Analysis Of Steve Got To Find What You Love

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In the speech, “You’ve got to find what you love,” by Steve Jobs, Jobs uses the opportunity at the convention address to inspire young people to find something they're passionate about. In his speech Jobs uses a very uplifting tone. “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice,” (paragraph #25) by saying this, Jobs encourages his young audience to not give up on their dreams. When looking through Steve Jobs speech the rhetorical technique that is used most successfully would be pathos. For example, “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in my life,” (paragraph #21) showing that Jobs was attempting to make his story as emotional as

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