Rhetorical Analysis Of Frederick Douglas's Speech
Frederick Douglass was invited by the Rochester Ladies Antislavery society, to deliver a speech. He delivered his speech on July 5th, 1852, at Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York. In Douglass’s speech, he established himself to the audience. He praised their importance of the occasion before them and claims to be humble, yet he shrunk with fear and nervousness. Although he deceives his audience, His use of rhetoric, religious, and historic statements, achieves common ground for his argument and leads to a hopeful future. The Past, Douglass continues to argue that the slaves are men. By listing examples of some things slaves do that are done by others like plowing, planting, building, writing, raising children, etc. He continues by telling
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As he addressed the audience “He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves that I have”, (1) he came out to appear nervous and humble to gain their trust by apologizing “I know that apologies of this sort are generally considered flat and unmeaning” (1). He acted as if he had limited power of speech, his ease was apparent, not real and claimed to have little learning, but uses strong vocabulary in his speech such as Exordium which contradicts the little learning claim. He continues to address the audience that he is to deliver a 4th of July oration and says that it was “[…] out of the common way […]” (1) reminding them, he is an escaped slave by calling attention to the fact that a slave has been invited to speak on freedom. During the past segment of Douglass’s speech, he often said “your” He tells them that it is your political freedom. He was blunt about emphasizing the distance between himself and the audience. Stating that he did not share the same perspective toward the fourth of July. He takes hope by stating “I am glad, fellow-citizens, that your nation is so young. Seventy-six years […]” (2). Warns about what might happen if change does not happen soon. That It has time to change and abandon slavery and if America permits slavery to become a deep and permanent part of life it’s nation might benefit from it, or it may destroy
As he addressed the audience “He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves that I have”, (1) he came out to appear nervous and humble to gain their trust by apologizing “I know that apologies of this sort are generally considered flat and unmeaning” (1). He acted as if he had limited power of speech, his ease was apparent, not real and claimed to have little learning, but uses strong vocabulary in his speech such as Exordium which contradicts the little learning claim. He continues to address the audience that he is to deliver a 4th of July oration and says that it was “[…] out of the common way […]” (1) reminding them, he is an escaped slave by calling attention to the fact that a slave has been invited to speak on freedom. During the past segment of Douglass’s speech, he often said “your” He tells them that it is your political freedom. He was blunt about emphasizing the distance between himself and the audience. Stating that he did not share the same perspective toward the fourth of July. He takes hope by stating “I am glad, fellow-citizens, that your nation is so young. Seventy-six years […]” (2). Warns about what might happen if change does not happen soon. That It has time to change and abandon slavery and if America permits slavery to become a deep and permanent part of life it’s nation might benefit from it, or it may destroy