A Rhetorical Analysis Of Speech By Michael Phelps

“Can you live in that moment, as best as you can, with clear eyes and love in your heart? With joy in your heart? If you can do that gentlemen then you’re perfect.” Doesn't take much dose it? This speech has so much meaning and and purpose behind it.

Throughout his inaugural address, FDR kept a powerful and commanding tone of voice toward the American people. It wasn't a bad powerful tone though, like the tones of Hitler and Stalin, it was surprisingly calm and gentle. He uses

Christopher Reeve uses diction and detail to appeal to the emotions of the audience. The major purpose of this speech was to convince the audience about the importance of passing the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reeve was an actor who was well known for playing the role of Superman. In 1995, Reeve was thrown off a horse and was paralyzed. Since then, Reeve has felt disabled people are treated. Reeve uses some great diction and details to convince the audience like,”One in five of us has some kind of disability.”

He was able to relate and convince his audience with his strong sound argument. He knew what the people wanted to hear and how to present it. He took the time to study what he believed the American public wanted and how to talk to them in order to get them on his side. He was able to bring in ethos, pathos, logos, parallelism, and antithesis to have a successful persuasive speech. This is a mark of an extraordinary speaker and in his case a politician who was able to persuade the American people to trust in his beliefs and

Beginning with building his credibility, Lincoln uses compassionate and relatable language in his speech to engage the audience in his purpose to show the nation’s future. He

In his speech he announced to the public that he knew it was going to be hard to announce and speak on the greatest military disaster in the history of Britain. His ability to be sensitive and honest in his challenges creates a powerful bond between his message and the audience. His use of rhetoric helped bring about a final victory after all the disasters caused by the Nazis.

Reagan was a well open speaker that impacted the audience. Before Reagan was president and the head of California, he was an actor. Since he was an actor, he knew how to talk to people out loud. In the speech, Reagan speaks effectively to the audience that gets a reaction out of them as well as making the audience interested in the things he says. After Reagan greets the crowd, he grabs the audience’s attention. Reagan remained a Democrat until he converted to the Republican side, the acting career was beneficial for talking to the audience to tell an anecdote about his switch.

Living in a country that provides access to great health care, one would expect the United States to have a sufficient supply of medical professionals such as doctors. After all, the country has a booming population and is home to many respected institutions with driven and compassionate medical students. However, in the March 3, 2015 edition of The Washington Post, Lenny Bernstein addresses a relatively new problem in healthcare. In the article, “U.S. Faces 90,000 Doctor Shortage by 2025, Medical School Association Warns”, Bernstein successfully creates a real sense of this crisis through his use of logos and diction to address the expected shortage of medical doctors.

He used rhetoric to get his audience’s attention and to get them to remember the important

Washington starts off his speech with pathos. Pathos is appealing to the emotional side of the audience and trying to get an emotional response from them. Washington begins his speech on why he is doing the speech in the first place. His son went to Penn U, so he was already officiated with the school. Him sharing his information about his past with the school makes the crowd feel more relax and less anxious. Knowing the person who is speaking, understands what you are going through helps a lot in building a connection with the Washington. With a smooth beginning, Washington begins to tell jokes about the staff and how everyone here hates the Yankees. Washington, first establishing baseline with the audience, was key to conveyance his message to the spectators. Washington evens tells the people, that he is nervous and uncomfortable for he has not done this kind of speech before. The feeling of knowing this man in front of you is speaking to thousands of people is afraid, even though he is such a famous actor makes you feel empathy for him. This connection is strong for even though he is famous, he can still get nervous like all the graduates. Washington brings up ideas he had for this speech, making jokes about his co-workers and stories of them. He did not decide to use one of those because he wanted to leave a message worth leaving for the graduates that will last a lifetime. Washington even connects with the parents, by saying “I always like to check how my money is getting used, am I right parents?”. (Penn's 2011

His warmth as a human being infused his orations so that large audiences were able to

The Michael Phelps mission was to for-fill his dream to become a champion swimmer and was inspired as a keep to complete it. For example, when stated, “when he saw the swimmers compete at the 1996 Olympics in Athens, Georgia, he started to dream about becoming a champion himself” (). This shows, that when Phleps saw the swimmers it inspired his dream to become a champion swimmer too. But he knew it was going to be hard work. In addition, when shared, “Phelps knew he had to work harder if he wanted to be the best. Phelps undertook a mission since his childhood to become a champion swimmer, and is now recognized to be one of the best athletes of all time” (). This means, that he knew that he had to work have and be determined if he ever wanted to reach his goal, and it all paid off in the end. Lastly, when written, “Phelps set a world record in July 2012 for earning more medals than any other Olympic athlete Phelps undertook a mission since his childhood to become a champion swimmer, and is now recognized to be one of the best

Olympian. Who comes to mind when you think of that word? Michael Phelps is a name that is synonymous with the Olympics. When you think of him is it as world class athlete with a perfect life? Or an alcoholic with a flawed past? Michael Phelps like most other humans has had his ups and his downs but with an exceptional amount of up. He is the most decorated Olympian. Ever. With his 23 gold medals, 3 silver and 2 bronze Michael Phelps can proudly stand on the podium head held high to represent his country as the most decorated Olympian ever. It was not always this way though. Phelps now 31 has had his fair share of downs along with the ups. In September of 2014 Phelps was arrested for a Driving Under the Influence charge otherwise known as DUI. This was his second in 10 years. Although Michael Phelps is a world class athlete and a awe-inspiring swimmer he should have to wear the letter “A” for alcoholism to show the world of what he has done.

When we suppress our emotions or exert strong will power to control our actions, our voice reflects such activity. We may appear calm and even manage a smile, but there is edginess to our voice that shows the tenseness. An effective voice reflects the speaker's true feelings about the idea. A voice that reflects the speaker's personal involvement is generally vigorous. According to Wilbur E. Gilman, a graduate of Queens College of the City University of New York and author of The Fundamentals of Speaking, the speaker who develops the skills to control his voice gives his words richer and fuller meanings, makes his ideas clearer and more emphatic, brings out contrast in thought, expresses a variety of feelings, heightens his climaxes and total effect. Hypothetically speaking, a moving object always attracts attention. This principle is true in public speaking in the sense that a speaker can always count on moving his vocal emphasis by lowering or raising his voice to help him gain or hold the audience's attention. Vocal emphasis is valuable for punctuating the speech and providing variety. I feel that the effective voice is vibrant, forceful, and varied. A voice that is alive is filled with the excitement and enthusiasm, which the speaker feels. In Franklin Roosevelt's "fireside chats", I can see the importance of vocal emphasis. Roosevelt's speaking on the radio seemed spontaneous and intimate, as though he was in the living room with his listening

Throughout the course of time there have been many world renowned orators, that have forever changed history. The power to speak and captivate an audience is a gift that not many possess. There are have been numerous leaders throughout the world that have achieved this gift and have put it to use. There have been both positive and negative outcomes of public speaking by famous leaders. Whether it was African-American civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr., changing the world and the views of people for the better with his “I Have A Dream” speech, or German dictator, Adolf Hitler, pushing his anti-semitic views through his Nazi speeches, people listened. People will always listen to these speeches and take away something different