Rhetorical Analysis Of A Speech On Equality

After listening to this speech I would have to say that the central idea of the speech is equality. He uses this speech to inform us on why he writes the things he does. He also uses this speech to tell us his thoughts on equality. He tells us why he writes these strong women characters. One of the things that stood out most to me is when he talks about his mother. He says all these strong women characters can be traced back to his mother. Also, how she influenced him in his writing and in his life. There are some parts of this speech that can have people thinking fact or opinion. What may seem like a fact to some may not be a fact to another person. In his speech when he is talking about his dad and step-dad he said, “They were among the rare men who understood that recognising somebody else's power does not diminish your own.” To me this is a fact the part about recognising someone else's power will not diminish your own. Some may think that seeing the power in someone else will diminish your own. This is not true because you can recognize the power in someone else and the power that you have within yourself will still be there. Just the thought that seeing the power in another person
will diminish your own is wrong. There is a part in the speech where he says, “Because equality is not a concept.
It's not something we should be striving for. It's a necessity. Equality is like gravity. We need it to stand on this earth as men and women. And the misogyny that is in every culture is not a true part of the human condition. It is out of balance, and that imbalance is sucking something out of the soul of every man and woman who is confronted with it.” This statement that he made could be the topic of a conversation that could bring a lot of different opinions. This statement that Joss Whedon made to me could easily be a fact. Just like Joss Whedon I believe that we need equality on this earth. But with everything that you might consider to be a fact might be an opinion to someone
else. I feel that there are two main persuasive devices Whedon uses to “hook” his audience. Those two main persuasive devices are emotional appeal and humor. He appeals to your emotional side by talking about his mother, his father, and his stepfather. Then there is a part of his speech where he tries different accents like French accent and Spanish accent. Appealing to your humorous side by trying these accents. These are the two main persuasive devices that he uses.