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    was an American writer and politician best known for her satirical sense of humor and role in American politics. Luce gave a speech at the Women’s National Press Club in the 1960s that was both controversial and accusatory towards her audience‚ calling out the practice of writing “false journalism”‚ playing up facts about a story to sell more papers. Throughout the speech‚ Luce uses the conflicting tones of admiration and disapproval to make the journalists feel like they’re doing something wrong

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    work of Martin Luther King. Without much knowledge about the work of Martin Luther King Jr‚ the gasps of the crowd when Robert. F. Kennedy’s addresses his death is powerful enough to convey the importance of Dr. King as a figure to the public. In his speech‚ Robert F. Kennedy uses his platform as a presidential candidate to address people in an attempt to utilise the death of MLK Jr. as a way to unite blacks and whites in a time when it seemed they were further apart than ever. Not only does Robert F

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    are some of the important rhetorical methods that many authors use to portray their ideas. In “A Piece of Chalk” (1905)‚ G.K. Chesterton demonstrates his adept writing ability in using those methods as a means of appeal to convey that everything is beautiful and valuable in its own way. His piece of writing not only exemplifies the use of contradiction‚ humor‚ analogy and metaphor‚ but also succeeds in using relevant support and evidence. Initially‚ the first rhetorical technique that Chesterton

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    president‚ John F. Kennedy. Kennedy taking the step to help reassured the people with his speech on the issue of inflation of steel prices on April 11th‚ 1962. With his charisma and and knowledge‚ John F. Kennedy used ethos‚ pathos‚ and diction to develop his speech and inform the people of his abilities and love for the nation. During the year of 1962 the

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    Civil War‚ Alfred M. Green foresaw the validation and encouraged African Americans to prepare for enlistment. Throughout his speech‚ Alfred M. Green points out America’s grandeur‚ acknowledges and refutes the opposition‚ and lastly‚ goes on to appeal to the public’s faith and fear in order to inflame their spirits of joining the Union forces. Alfred M. Green delivers his speech in hopes of persuading his fellow African Americans to join the Union forces in the Civil War. In the first paragraph

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    “As I look ahead‚ I am filled with foreboding; like the Roman‚ I seem to see “The River Tiber foaming with much blood.” These were the famous words of Enoch Powell in his “Rivers of Blood” speech. With his use of rhetorical devices and fallacies‚ his speech came off as very effective. Before Powell gave his speech‚ in Wolverhampton‚ England around twenty or thirty immigrants were arriving overseas and around fifteen to twenty additional families were coming to England. As a country they were allowing

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    her audience to answer “Are women persons?” I believe the speech is both informative and persuasive because she brings up information about the constitution and she expresses how she feels about it. In her speech‚ it’s like she’s almost mocking her male audience by saying. In other words‚ the beginning of her speech basically says‚ because I am a woman‚ I am not allowed to vote. I’m calling it out and here is why. The main point of the speech is that she wants to fight for her right to vote and point

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    Well known civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives out a speech entitled " I have a dream" on August 28 1963. In the course of his speech‚ Dr. King dramatizes the "shameful condition" that the people are living in not only because of the racism or segregation but also because of the lack of humanity and injustice displayed by so many. He spoke out‚ attempting to reach all Americans‚ and people‚ around the world on his thoughts. Dr. King had expressed these thoughts and himself along

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    King Jr without making a riot. This does make his rhetoric successfully communicate his purpose and point of view. Honestly I thought his speech was persuasive. I thought it was because he made a really big and good point without everyone crying and arguing or making a riot about it. He used many facts about what Martin Luther King jr did. He included in is speech how "we can move in that direction as a country‚ in greater polarization" paragraph 3. This shows that

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    into the age of technology‚ in which people rely on cell phones‚ music players‚ and even communicate through social networking. Facebook is the leading social networking site‚ and is the basis for Hal Niedzviecki’s essay "Facebook in a Crowd". Two rhetorical devices do support the argument that is presented later in the essay‚ and they are humor and pathos appeal. Niedzviecki also uses a narrative form of writing to tell a story about a man with a near seven-hundred online friends on Facebook‚ but he

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