Christopher Ree Speech Analysis

In 1996 Christopher Reeve (a.k.a. Superman) spoke at the Democratic National Convention to persuade his audience that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is important. In his speech he used a considerable amount of diction and details. He used these devices to really make the audience not just hear but listen and then care. They obviously cared enough because later on that act was passed. First, he says, ?family values? then he says ?we?re all family? I believe he says this to make the audience feel like everyone matters, including people with disabilities. If we are all family then we need to care for eachother. Next, Reeves states, ?achieve the impossible? and he supports this by saying, ?That?s what got us from coast to coast.