The Use Of Ethos In Steven Spielberg's Commencement Speech

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Commencement Speech Fear of the unknown can be a very terrifying situation, many people graduate college thinking they are done when in reality they are just getting started with life. In Steven Spielberg’s Commencement speech to the Harvard Graduates, class of 2016. Spielberg exploited the fears and truths in life, what he was faced with and how life turned out for him. In my opinion Steven Spielberg did a really good job of structuring his speech and keeping the audience’s attention, Spielberg’s speech was well written and well delivered. He used some very nice quotes in the speech to inspire the audience. Steven Spielberg’s Speech was effective in persuading the audience, he really showed great use of ethos in his speech because many of the audience could relate. And just like in his movies Spielberg used pathos in his speech when he connected some of his popular movies with the speech in order to appeal to the audience. Steven Spielberg, a screenwriter, Director, and producer born on December 18th, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Growing up Steven was an amateur filmmaker. He became one of the youngest television …show more content…

Students, and alumni and you too, President Faust, all of you, turn to someone you don’t know or don’t know very well. They may be standing behind you, or a couple of rows ahead. Just let your eyes meet. That’s it”. This was a good example of Spielberg’s speech being interactive. In addition to saying a few jokes here and there, Spielberg had that sense of humor. For part of his speech Steven Spielberg also uses pathos to get his message

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