Rhetorical Analysis Of Speech
Speech Analysis
“I have a dream”, “the Battle or the Bullet”, “Women’s rights are human rights.” are all powerful, memorable speeches. What makes them so memorable? Their constant use of rhetorical devices and persuasive language of course. The language they use makes for a magnificent speech that is unforgettable. Those are just some speeches that possess such great ideas and powerful techniques. To add to that are the Adoption of the “Declaration of Human Rights” by Eleanor Roosevelt, and “My message to the young women of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School” by Michelle Obama. These two speeches both embody a powerful message through writing techniques and rhetorical devices. Both speeches include a plethora of emotional appeals, metaphors, and more than anything, allusions. First and foremost, the speech given by the late Eleanor Roosevelt called, “The Declaration of Human Rights” included a heaping amount of figurative language throughout it. She included a great deal of allusions to the constitution; a demonstration being, “Certain provisions of the Declaration are stated in such broad terms as to be acceptable only …show more content…
Eleanor uses ethics when she says, “An identical text was rejected in committee 3 by a vote of 6 in favor and 26 against.” The first lady uses an ethical appeal during her speech saying, “I know that you spend each day with girls from many different countries, who speak 59 different languages in your school. So you're already learning how to fit into a university like Oxford, which has students from more than 140 different countries.” Both examples in their speeches give the audience a reason to trust their words and backup their claims. This exemplifies the speech as a reliable
“I have a dream”, “the Battle or the Bullet”, “Women’s rights are human rights.” are all powerful, memorable speeches. What makes them so memorable? Their constant use of rhetorical devices and persuasive language of course. The language they use makes for a magnificent speech that is unforgettable. Those are just some speeches that possess such great ideas and powerful techniques. To add to that are the Adoption of the “Declaration of Human Rights” by Eleanor Roosevelt, and “My message to the young women of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School” by Michelle Obama. These two speeches both embody a powerful message through writing techniques and rhetorical devices. Both speeches include a plethora of emotional appeals, metaphors, and more than anything, allusions. First and foremost, the speech given by the late Eleanor Roosevelt called, “The Declaration of Human Rights” included a heaping amount of figurative language throughout it. She included a great deal of allusions to the constitution; a demonstration being, “Certain provisions of the Declaration are stated in such broad terms as to be acceptable only …show more content…
Eleanor uses ethics when she says, “An identical text was rejected in committee 3 by a vote of 6 in favor and 26 against.” The first lady uses an ethical appeal during her speech saying, “I know that you spend each day with girls from many different countries, who speak 59 different languages in your school. So you're already learning how to fit into a university like Oxford, which has students from more than 140 different countries.” Both examples in their speeches give the audience a reason to trust their words and backup their claims. This exemplifies the speech as a reliable