Christopher Reeve's Rhetorical Analysis

Intro: Christopher Reeve, the now paralyzed actor who played as Superman, spoke at the Democratic National Convention to help pass the Americans with Disabilities Act. He used diction and details to sway the audience to the bill?s favor. Some such examples are how he used his definition of family values, when he tried to relate to the audience members with disabilities or loved ones who had them, and when he listed some of America?s accomplishments to show how America achieves the impossible.
First, Reeve talked about his own definition for the term, ?family values?. He felt that it meant that everybody as a whole is family, and that everybody has value. With this, he tried to uplift the audience?s spirits. This was so the audience would be