Compatison of "Spotty Handed Villainesses" and "Keynote Address at the Beijing World Conference on Women".

The four texts that I have read seem to all use a variety of rhetorical appeals. After analyzing them, I noticed each had a speaker, an occasion, an audience, a purpose and a subject. Not only did they use “SOAPS” but they also used ethos, logos, and pathos to strengthen their speeches and to really connect with the audience. They proved that they’re credible, then they used sources and quotations and eventually they hit the audience with emotions.

Our teacher, Mrs. Hetrick, provided the answer to our question: “These essays could have easily been generated by a computer program. They tell me nothing about yourselves; why in the world you are telling me all of this? You need to make me care about the message you are conveying, otherwise, your writing is useless.” She then told us that while we were all communicating in the proper format, we had failed to take into consideration whom our audience was. In order to truly persuade and influence our audience, we had to do more than place complicated ideas into a grammatically immaculate sentences; we need to show the audience why they should care about our writing; otherwise, they will just lose interest. I realize now that this experience provided a stable foundation for what I consider to be an example of passionate rhetorical ability, which helps me reflect on what authors Wallace deems as “good” through their rhetorical strategies.

     The rhetorical style uses persuasive ideals in the use of language. For example, in the first sentence of the second paragraph, the parallel structure and

In the passage in the excerpt from “I Am a Woman” (1862) by Mary Abigail Dodge, the use of various rhetorical devices are evident throughout the text. The intended purpose of this text is to display her writing skills for an audience that is not keen on women’s influence in the literary sphere. Through the use of rhetorical strategies such as diction, imagery, and emotional appeal (pathos), Dodge forms her argument by asserting that women are legitimate writers.

In our poem “Dear America, the Land of the Free” and other writings and speeches, rhetoric helps to powerfully convey a message to an audience. The more powerful the argument is, the more likely the audience is to spread the message to others and attempt to make changes in support of the message. The most effective literature and speeches are strewn with various rhetorical devices, as these devices cause the message to become clearer and more powerful. We see authors using rhetorical techniques to convey a message in each text we discussed in class. For example, “The Declaration of Independence” uses logos and parallelism to convince the King of Great Britain and the American people of the King’s wrongdoings and the necessity of American independence. The author, Thomas Jefferson

Rhetoric is a course in which students are taught the values of persuasion. And yet, behind this course is the utmost power to corrupt the world, changing it into a world of our own policies. This power, even though seldom discussed, has lead to many intriguing discoveries. One such discovery is how people are able to shape the world they live in simply by choosing the right words. Therefore those who would want the world to be a better place must protect this power. If in the wrong hands this power could cause serious damage. Several authors have striven to protect rhetoric and its power. Few agree on the matter of defining rhetoric, but they know that they must protect rhetoric from dark souls. A single definition of rhetoric must maintain a simplistic nature while incorporating every aspect of rhetoric. However, I argue that rhetoric is a means of persuading audiences of a situation and a particular reality through language and personal appeal. In order to prove this definition I will discuss how rhetoric creates a situation, the shaping of a different reality, the audience, the use of language, and the personal appeal. Finally, I will demonstrate the absolute need for rhetoric.

Altogether, Margaret Atwood successfully conveys gender inequality and social class issues of the 1800's. Specifically, her presentation of the unjust treatment of woman and their devastating effects, encourage people to understand her view and develop their own reasoning for why this is inhumane. Thus, that's why her feminist literature is so widely revered as it does not directly force an already formed opinion onto readers, but allow readers to understand for themselves the plight of women. In other words, her literature it does not compromise the beliefs of the author or

Most of my English 102 writing projects are rhetorical arguments, intended to persuade the reader in one direction or another. Reflecting on the many skills I honed in English 102, my predetermined use of rhetorical strategies (ethos, logos, pathos), developing a concise thesis statement, and clearly defining

These speeches are insightful and eloquent arguments against the injustices the speakers have seen in the world around them. These women have each used their prestigious standing in the literary society to bring attention to these injustices. In 1994 Atwood gave the ‘Spotty-Handed Villainesses’ speech at various

The five classical canons of rhetoric are a guide to help create powerful and persuasive speeches and have been used effectively by rhetoricians for centuries. Each of the canons invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery, play a unique, yet vital role to rhetorical success. They are not only used as a tool for rhetorical generation and education, but as an analytical tool in rhetorical studies as well. This process has been used successfully by some of the most influential leaders throughout history, which is why these canons are used to this day as guidelines for speech

The enduring value of successful speeches lies in its ability to evoke emotions and persuade audience with conviction. Speakers address passionate ideas which are artfully expressed to their desired audience to confront them and demand engagement. This idea is explored in Margret Atwood’s feminism speech Spotty Handed Villianesses, delivered to an audience of intellects in 1994 Atwood aims to challenge societies views of women in literature, giving women a less vulnerable representation, Anwar Sadat’s Statement to the Knesset’s delivered to the Israeli in 1977, Sadat was the president of Egypt bravely travelled to the land of the adversary to seek peace 4 years after he initiated war with the Israelites. This idea is also expressed in Doris

An acceptable and memorable speech deliverance is dependent on the orator’s ability to communicate key ideas through the usage of rhetorical devices in order to present and achieve their message or key idea. Malala Yousafzai’s speech, addressed towards all nations, strives to engage the audience through the usage of direct quotations, anaphora and evidence, to highlight and stand up for human rights and education. Likewise, Barack Obama’s speech against Gun Violence/Gun Control addresses every single person in the United States, and globally, to support his fight at ending mass shootings, largely through the use of direct quotations, anaphora and evidence.

Imagine books are buildings, then sentences are the very foundation of them. For long, sentences has been the most essential way to exchange information, to express feelings and to share values and thoughts. The art of rhetoric is applied in the sentences to carry out messages more efficiently. During my research process, I have to commit that as a foreign language speaker, I found it really hard at first. Inspired by the history of rhetoric, I started searching for speeches and eventually I managed to find two interesting sentences.

Nearly all writing exhibits rhetorical elements to convey the writer’s message in a meaningful way. These techniques assist the readers in connecting with the author to fully understand the message and can also be used by the writer to influence the audience to feel a certain way about a topic. As Doug Downs said, “Some people learn to be rhetorical experts who can take those underlying principles shaping human interaction and finesse them in specific activities,” (460,1).Using rhetorical elements to appeal to an audience’s emotions have always been a foolproof way for urging people to pay attention to what you have to say and is almost the most persuasive technique. However, many other rhetorical techniques can also be used to prompt an audience to really adhere to what the writer is trying to convey. Such devices are beautifully displayed in J.K. Rowling’s commencement speech, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination”, to Harvard University’s 2008 graduates and in George Saunders’ speech, “Congratulations, by the Way”, to the Syracuse University 2013 graduates. J.K. Rowling and George Saunders use many rhetorical elements in their speeches, such as identification, motivational aspects, and the use of story-telling to gracefully convey their personal experiences and wisdom to the audience of young adults. Both speeches were influential and powerful; However, I feel as though J.K. Rowling’s speech was more effective in terms of delivery, because of

Rhetoric is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. Rhetoric is used to persuade, or impact an audience. Using rhetoric, Martin Luther King Jr. not only persuades a large audience of civil rights activist in his “I Have a Dream” speech, he also grabbed the attention of the entire country. Martin Luther King Jr.’s goal is to raise awareness about racism and to end segregation and discrimination in the United States. It is important to King that he conveys his message to the people in a convincing way. The best way to persuade and grab the attention of an audience into agreeing with a message, is to use rhetoric. In “I Have a Dream”, Martin Luther King Jr. attempts to persuade his audience into agreeing with his message by using rhetorical devices, the use motifs, and the use of logos, pathos, and ethos.