Rhetorical Analysis Of Michelle Obama's Persuasive Speech

Michelle Obama gave an incredibly persuasive speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Although she used all elements of ethos, pathos, and logos methods of appeal, her most prevelent method used was pathos. Her ability to invoke an emotional response from her audience was quite compelling. In my opinion, her use of ethos and pathos appeals seemed to intertwine with one another perfectly well. She did use some logos components but, it was not her predominant method of appeal for this speech.
Ethos: Michelle Obama spent time discussing her and President Obama's upbringing and past experiences. She spoke of them growing up in average hard working families. She noted that both her and President Obama's families struggled to pay