Rhetorical Analysis: The Ballot Or The Bullet

While they were similar in concept, the delivery was very different. In “The Ballot or the Bullet” the speaker Malcolm X was constantly saying how black nationalism needed to get on the rise, so they could control their communities. He also continued, saying that now was the time to get things done, this was the generation that was going to make things right. Malcolm continued to compare how this had nothing to do with religious beliefs and was using great public speaking tactics. I would classify his speech as a mix between a persuasive speech and a rallying speech. When writing a persuasive speech, the best way to convince people is to give 30% logic and 70% emotion, Malcom gave us this split. Throughout his speech, he would say things to