Rhetorical Analysis Of Michelle Obama's Speech

On July 25, 2016 at approximately 10 p.m. EDT, Michelle Obama gave her public opinion on the ongoing Political Debate between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. This speech was aired by the PBS New Hour held at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Not only did she fail to mention Donald Trump’s name, but she continued to make underlying degrading remarks against him, told personal life stories relating to the historical background of the White House, and even publicly promoted Hilary Clinton as the vote America needs. Michelle started off her speech by recalling the last moment in which she was located on stand speaking publicly. She stated the last time she spoke was about how proud she was of her husband and how he should be voted as the head of America. With this, she quickly transitioned into familial talk about her children. The details of her children’s’ safety precautions, once her family was considered of high political standing, were announced, as well as her reaction to the
Without dropping names, she single-handedly dictated her views on how America should not have a leader solely based on their Social Media. In this reference, we can make the connection that she is verbally bashing Trump and his campaign, which is publicly updated weekly, if not daily, on Twitter. This method is a very practical approach, considering dropping names can potentially cause a rise in legal trouble, especially with as much as an important figure Michelle is to society. By introducing the bad examples of a leader first, it initiates the idea that your priority isn’t immediately decided. When the negative is announced before the alleged positive, in this case, it opens an opportunity for the audience to decide not to go along with Michelle’s final conclusion, but to consider the negatives in the other candidate before