Rhetorical Analysis Of Malala Speech

Malala’s speech critique

The speech by Malala is very effective because of the fact that she has a very clear goal on the subject and because she uses ethos, pathos, and logos very often in the speech. This essay will show that Malala was a very effective speaker during her speech because she showed good speech techniques and because she was trying to inform the U.N about the issue at hand. Malala's speech to the U.N had the purpose of informing the council about what was going on in the middle east from the perspective of someone who has lived through that situation. Her goal for the informing side of the argument is to show that girls are oppressed and they have the right not to be. She is also trying to persuade them to help with the situation that she is dealing with in the middle east. She uses the story of how and when she got shot in the face by the Taliban. She shows how she is a good person by stating “I do not hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me. I would not shoot him”. Her story is told because she wants us to know that even though the Taliban shot her, she will not back down from standing up for women's
She also showed just the right amount of emotion when she spoke. She even barely showed emotion when she was talking about when she was shot in the head along with her friends. This shows that she is not scared of the Taliban even though they shot her and her friends. This also shows that she is a good leader and that she is ready to stand up and fight for the rights of women all over the world. Malala wants education for all people boys, girls, men, and women and even though the Taliban wants to destroy knowledge the boys and girls of the world will fight back, but not with guns but with books and pens to show what knowledge can really