Rhetorical Analysis Of J. K. Rowling's Speech '

Throughout life everyone is destined to fail but what makes someone successful is if they learn from it. Before she became famous, author J.K. Rowling had endured failure and hard times before becoming a bestselling author. In her commencement speech at Harvard University, Rowling effectively uses Ethos, Logos, Pathos, and other rhetorical devices to portray how in failure you realize and experience your greatest fears, and realize what you value the most.
In her speech Rowling discusses her own failures in life which help to establish her credibility, or Ethos. The fact that Rowling herself is speaking of failure and what she endured helps students to believe in what she’s saying because she’s been there before. Rowling states that “That