Rhetorical Analysis Of Cesar Chavez's Nonviolence Speech

Power of Persuasion “My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realizing Him” Mahatma Gandhi. All of the nonviolent protesters believe that society should be based off of truth and nonviolence, that is who his God is. Nonviolence is a movement that enforces strength upon numbers. It is the strongest way of fighting because of the unity it forms. In his nonviolence address to the world, Cesar Chavez applies strong diction, uses logos ethos and pathos, and portrays imagery to expresses his message of the strength that grows through nonviolence. First, he utilizes diction to emphasize the importance of nonviolence protest. Cesar Chavez convinces the audience of the cruel aftermath of violence through his use of diction. “If we resort to violence then one of two things will happen: either the violence will be escalated and there will be many injuries and perhaps deaths on both sides, or there will be total demoralization of the workers.” This quote establishes the horrors of the outcomes that will take place in violent protests, it vividly shows the reader the possibilities of what could come. Chavez employs the uses of melancholy diction to portray the wretched outcomes of violence. "The burdens of generations of poverty and powerlessness lie heavy in the fields of America. If we fail, there are those who will see violence as the shortcut to change.”
When you add the rhetorical devices together you will create the most powerful essay, you will be able to persuade, connect emotion, and allow them to see and feel things that they wouldn't be able to before. What is magnificent about our society is our ability to decide to turn and stand. When faced with a difficult situation we rise. Violence is the strongest