Rhetorical Analysis Of Ronald Reagan's Speech And The Brandenburg Gate

For the duration of history, there have been numerous accounts of proficient persuasion and rhetoric. One of them is Ronald Reagan’s “Speech and the Brandenburg Gate,” which he delivered at the Berlin Wall on June 12, 1987. At the time, the world was in constant fear of the Cold War and nuclear weapons. This speech, however, turned the tide to terminate this conflict and pressing issue peacefully. With a calm and firm tone invoking overwhelming emotion, Ronald Reagan convinced the world that peace is achievable without war. Although the main premise of Reagan’s speech is to promote peace, how he accomplishes so is through generating overwhelming emotion. One of Reagan’s most powerful qualities as a person and president was his ability to connect
Reagan wants every person he meets to feel as though they can have a friendly and trustworthy conversation with him, despite the fact that they may not have met him fully. He also wants to make the other person feel important or feel accomplished for an achievement, rather than making himself or his accomplishments the center of attention. Reagan consistently praised and thanked the people of Berlin. A notable example is further towards the end of his speech where Reagan believes that the force driving the people of West Berlin to stay and rebuild despite the danger is not the power of weapons, but that of love, “both profound and abiding” (Para 38). He wants this same force to drive the people of the world to come together and promote peace, rather than start a war. One of the major key points to remember is the fact that Reagan, although using powerful emotion, convinced the world of achievable peace by doing so calmly and firmly. This speech is not just known for being simply written by Reagan, but also for one of his most infamous words ever