Suzanne Barakat Rhetorical Analysis
into her speech. We can see that Suzanne quotes the initiatives done by Larycia Hawkins, an African-American professor at Wheaton College and also Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian in showing their allyship with Muslim.
I also believe that she has decided earlier to not taking too much time with her speech as she only takes 15 minutes to deliver her speech. This is to make sure that her audience will not feel bored with lengthy speech.
3.2 ARRANGEMENT
The rhetorical canon of arrangement deals primarily with the speaker’s organization of ideas and supporting details to make their speech has maximum impact in persuading the audience. Introduction, statement of facts, division, proof, refutation and conclusion are the parts of a speech according …show more content…
“Last year, three of my family members were gruesomely murdered in a hate crime” is the sentence she uses to begin her speech. We can see here that, she grabs the attention of her audience by starting off her speech with an anecdote. As for me, the usage of anecdote at the beginning of her speech is helpful as it assisted to centre the audience’s attention solely on her than other things. Not just that, the anecdote has also helped Suzanne to engage with her audience emotionally (pathos) as the sentences included emotive words.
“I’m hopeful that by the end of this talk you will make a choice, and join me in standing up against hate” is the evidence on how she introduces the topic and informs her audience the purpose of her speech which is to persuade subtly. By doing so, she has actually provided a clear grasp of her speech overall.
Throughout the speech, Suzanne also has shared her family’s personal story in experiencing Islamophobia. Therefore, sequences of the story make her speech to be delivered chronologically. The additional details provided by Suzanne alongside her main points have helped to enhance the audience’s understanding. “Nothing will ever bring back Deah, Yusor and Razan. But when we raise our collective voices, that is when we stop the hate” is the final part of her story and the concluding sentence of her speech. We can see here that, Suzanne has persuaded her audience to join her in stopping Islamophobia until the end of her
I also believe that she has decided earlier to not taking too much time with her speech as she only takes 15 minutes to deliver her speech. This is to make sure that her audience will not feel bored with lengthy speech.
3.2 ARRANGEMENT
The rhetorical canon of arrangement deals primarily with the speaker’s organization of ideas and supporting details to make their speech has maximum impact in persuading the audience. Introduction, statement of facts, division, proof, refutation and conclusion are the parts of a speech according …show more content…
“Last year, three of my family members were gruesomely murdered in a hate crime” is the sentence she uses to begin her speech. We can see here that, she grabs the attention of her audience by starting off her speech with an anecdote. As for me, the usage of anecdote at the beginning of her speech is helpful as it assisted to centre the audience’s attention solely on her than other things. Not just that, the anecdote has also helped Suzanne to engage with her audience emotionally (pathos) as the sentences included emotive words.
“I’m hopeful that by the end of this talk you will make a choice, and join me in standing up against hate” is the evidence on how she introduces the topic and informs her audience the purpose of her speech which is to persuade subtly. By doing so, she has actually provided a clear grasp of her speech overall.
Throughout the speech, Suzanne also has shared her family’s personal story in experiencing Islamophobia. Therefore, sequences of the story make her speech to be delivered chronologically. The additional details provided by Suzanne alongside her main points have helped to enhance the audience’s understanding. “Nothing will ever bring back Deah, Yusor and Razan. But when we raise our collective voices, that is when we stop the hate” is the final part of her story and the concluding sentence of her speech. We can see here that, Suzanne has persuaded her audience to join her in stopping Islamophobia until the end of her