Paul Keating 1992 Speach Analysis

On the 10th of December 1992 Prime Minister Paul Keating gave an urgent speech to the citizens of Australia concerning the injustice against indigenous Australians and their rights. This speech gives the audience a thorough idea of the discrimination that they are facing and a number of reasons in which persuading us to stop our detrimental ways towards the Aboriginals so that they may feel as a contributing race to the Australian society. This speech was carried out in a well thought out structure and highlighted some very real and distressing problems at the time.
The claim is made very clear in the thesis as the main issue is stated. In this paragraph Keating brings his speech to life as he firstly recognises that we as people haven’t done our best to show the indigenous aboriginals and Torres Strait islander’s sustainment, hope and opportunity for the future. This in some ways builds a sense of ethos as it is the first act of trust and credibility in the speech. This atmosphere is created as he describes himself as a contributing part of the issue by saying “we” to make it clear that he as well feels unhappy with the situation that he and the other white members of Australia have lived amongst.
Paul Keating’s speech is well structured including a thesis, a brief few paragraphs about the damage that has been done, three main arguments and then a conclusion. Throughout the speech he uses many statistics to back up his points and even includes big names such as Darwinism which refers to famous Charles Darwin to show his research and by doing so he is using techniques such as logos and research to provide a clear and well known argument. Keating provides his audience with clear, thorough sentences throughout the text in order to create an interesting and thoughtful response to the problem. After the thesis, Keating goes on to talk about the unfairness and injustice that has been placed upon the indigenous peoples. Using a variety of rhetorical techniques