7 April 2014 Rhetorical Analysis of “A Whisper of AIDS” Speech The speech titled “A Whisper of AIDS” was given by Mary Fisher on August 19th‚ 1992 in Houston Texas at the 1992 Republican National Convention Address. Mary Fisher is an American political activist‚ author‚ artist and daughter of a wealthy and powerful republican‚ Max Fisher. Mary Fisher has become an advocate on AIDS prevention and education after she contracted the disease from her second husband. In the speech “A Whisper of Aids”
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Inspiration is a complicated and complex emotions to break down for analysis. Inspiration makes you go beyond the definition of the words. It goes deeper than the eloquent tying of sentences‚ and the bad attempt at humor. Inspiration is a transcendent adventure which logically shouldn’t happen. I start off listening to a story and word by word it is less about the story but more about the relationship between my life and the speaker’s story. You start asking yourself; can I do it? What if that was
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Does Bush use Ethos ‚ pathos ‚ and logos in his address to the Nation on 9/11/01? He does more than you might think He uses ethos when he is trying to convince you he is a trustworthy person . He uses pathos to make you to start feeling and stop thinking. He uses logos to appeal to your logical side. In the opening paragraph of Bush’s address he uses pathos the most and he does very effectively. A great example is when he put together the words “victims”‚”moms and dads”‚ and “friends and neighbors”
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people‚ especially those who were Democratic‚ were dissatisfied with the course of action President Bush decided to take‚ and they were ready to elect a different president after Bush’s tumultuous term. Barack Obama‚ a senator at the time‚ gave a speech at the Democratic Convention announcing his support of John Kerry’s presidential campaign. In his speech‚ Barack Obama uses ethos and its related rhetorical strategies to highlight the similarities and minor differences between themselves to make John
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A major premise that Hillary speaks about in her speech is that debt is negatively affecting Americans. She incorporates both statistical analysis and solid evidence to support her claim. She uses the example of financial inequality in this country to change her audience’s mood; by first making them upset about their countries current state and then making them feel relieved when she explains that she will fix it. One of Hillary’s other major claims is that education is important and in order to
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Edward Snowden’s speech about the NSA and its deceitful practices was more effective in persuading the audience than Barrack Obama’s speech defending the NSA. This is due to Snowden‘s speech having a greater appeal to the viewer’s sense of logos‚ ethos in comparison to Obama’s speech. Snowden’s speech is more persuasive then Obama’s speech in terms of logos because of the flawed reasoning behind Obama’s central messages. Obama’s tries to convey that the American people should “focusing on facts and
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Malcolm X- Harlem Speech Malcolm X uses several persuasive techniques to make the speech appealing to the audience‚ and to get them to respond in a certain way. His aim is to make them understand that they are not being treated equally in relation to white people even though its the only way that they know. Some of the techniques used are repetition‚ specific tone‚ inclusive language and shows some signs of constructing a persona. He uses repetition of words and ideas in his speech. Repetition
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behind a desk‚ with hands clasped in front of him he began his speech. Known throughout the country as the man who took eighteen thousand dollars for personal gain he seemed nervous at first. Who would not be nervous standing up to entire country? As the speech progresses he becomes more confident. Looking less and less at his notes‚ unless it it to cite or bring up a fact‚ he gains confidence that carries him throughout the rest of the speech. Even though he is being filmed- it can be awkward just talking
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spoke at the Peace Memorial and the speech was also broadcasted worldwide. President Obama had a very humble tone throughout the speech that conveyed his respect for the people of Hiroshima. He expresses this when he says "We come to mourn the dead... Their souls speak to us. They ask us to look inward‚ to tkae stock of who we are and what we might become." He acknowledges the horrific event in the beggining paragraphs of the speech. Toward the body of the speech‚ the President moves more toward
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situation. It show as the skills of become a “liespotter”. During the speech‚ I think Pamela did a good job on catching the audience’s attention. She did the starting by being humor to get everyone focus on her before she starting her introduction of the topic. She is very organized and clear on her speech by having the things that she need to said separated by different section and did not jumping back and forth. The transition on her speech was very smooth. On every points or facts
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