Sitting Bull’s speech to his fellow natives relied on a strong emotional appeal. He effectively used an ethos appeal in garnering his Indian family’s support in fighting back against the invaders who have gained power and numbers. His whole speech has an overlapping tug at the emotions of his audience by first presenting a quick synopsis of Native life and how they have "the same right as ourselves to inhabit this vast land (par 1)‚” talking about the animals that roam the lands. The next appeal
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Abraham Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech had an enticing effect on the public and influenced their opinions drastically‚ when it was given in 1858‚ as Mr. Lincoln was running for Senator. President Lincoln implemented some very effective arguments and rhetorical devices to create a hypnotic sway in his speech. It is apparent that Lincoln had a mastery of the English language; and consequently‚ this speech has been recognized as one of the most masterfully crafted speeches in American history. Mr
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is sacred” when giving his speech to congress and stating how the
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First lady and lawyer‚ Michelle Obama‚ in her 2016 DNC speech‚ recounts her children’s unique life in the spotlight while growing up in the White House. Obama’s purpose is to endorse Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Election. She adopts a sentimental tone in order to appeal to the audience as a concerned parent. Obama opens her speech by conveying a reminiscing sense of parenthood. She describes‚ “… I saw their little faces pressed up against the window‚ and the only thing I could think
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AIDS activist‚ Mary Fisher‚ gave a thirteen minute speech that is now among one of the Top 100 American Speeches. Fisher relies on the use of the rhetorical aspects of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos to speak about the importance of raising awareness in order to find a cure for HIV/AIDS. She shoots down stereotypes by saying that no one is safe from contracting HIV and calls for compassion when treating patients with HIV or AIDS. In her infamous speech Fisher says‚ “ if you believe you are safe‚ you are
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how they enjoyed hearing her speak. Her ability to keep the audience engaged and waiting for her next line to come out was evidence of how connected she was with them. It is rare to see someone be able to hit each of the emotional components of a speech. Each one
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their enjoyment of the blessing of liberty…”(Anthony). This is a quote from a speech Susan B. Anthony delivered in 1873. While having the constitution protecting citizens’ rights‚ women are considered to get paid 77 cents to the dollar‚ in the eyes of many there expected to be treated as second-class citizens. But does the constitution promise inalienable rights for all people? This idea is shown throughout her speech‚ connecting to other visions‚ that any American citizen has protected rights‚ that
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single analogy. However‚ Antony is able to confront that belief right after Brutus’ speech‚ swaying the Roman citizens to trust him rather than Brutus. By being able to merge voices and speaking to the people colloquially‚ Antony has an automatic linguistic advantage over Brutus. With this advantage‚ voice merging and emotional delivery‚ Antony is easily able to sway the crowd from Brutus and confront
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I argue that Donald Trump’s immigration rally speech in Phoenix relates to the topic of using strategic racism by insisting fear about how horrible the immigrants are into the American people so that they will vote for Trump‚ who promised to stop them. Ultimately‚ Trump’s speech shows that racial rhetoric works by describing immigrants from the borders as dangerous to United States citizens‚ which makes white people want to give him the political power so he can build a wall to keep these dangerous
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confident‚ and come to the conclusion that she does not need a man to justify her life. She also realizes that passion fuels the ability to become successful. This speech is very effective because of the rhetorical appeals of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos used throughout. This scene is replete with ethos to the audience she is performing the speech to‚ because they are her fellow students who have watched her grow into a bright‚ respected‚ mature lawyer. Ethos simply means the appeal to the speaker’s own
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