Rhetorical Analysis Of Pink's Speech

One hundred years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation to stop slavery, Martin Luther King, Jr. presented the “I Have a Dream” speech to thousands of people. The day Luther King, Jr.’s speech was the day of the March on Washington, which was for the support of the rights o colored citizens, and for the termination of segregation. King delivered this speech with a tone of hope and determination in order to convince colored people to fight for their rights and persuade the citizens that all lives matter and should be treated equally. He also delivered it in order to urge the rights these people deserved. Luther stood before all these people to express his thoughts on equality and the rights his people were stripped of. Kings’ audience consisted of the citizens of America that believed in equality for all races. In the “I Have a Dream” Speech, Martin Luther King, Jr used many metaphors, similes, analogies, Pathos, and Mythos to connect with his audience on a superior level and develop his tone.

“Cuss Time” by Jill McCorkle, applies that you should have the freedom to use strong language to make fiction reality in a story. McCorkle tells a story in the first paragraph about a moment her father experienced from back in his days, as a mail carrier. A little boy who was dirty and “severely marked by poverty and neglect,” called him an “old son of a bitch.” Her father recognized the boy's reality of anger and toughness, in hope of finding a better place. McCorkle discusses her and her son's experience with the strong language, related to religion, and Lenny Bruce pushing his freedom of speech.

Alice Goffman, the speaker in this TED Talk, does a great job reaching out to her audience in a great number of ways. Her purpose in this TED Talk titled, “How We’re Priming Some Kids for College, and Others for Prison,” is to grab the attention of all people, but it is directed towards the younger generations, to show them that they have to work together in order for change to be made. The change would be to work together to help end the problem of mass incarceration; to help completely rebuild the Criminal Justice System. Throughout her talk, Goffman uses examples of logos, ethos, and pathos to reach her audience in an effective way, and to inform them of the problems going on with the United States Criminal Justice System.

The speaker Emma Gonzalez is persuasive about her speech ‘We call BS’ a student at the Parkland, Florida high school, calls out President Trump and the NRA by name at an anti-gun rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Gonzalez always showed her logos and ethos by stating that she carried notes from her AP class with her which shows she prepared and she knows what she’s doing. She also stated facts about past shooting which supported her belief strongly. Her pathos was shown when she would emphasize some statements to show she really meant it and it showed that she really wanted to change the problem. She spoke loud and clear as well and managed not to cry in front of the crowd.

Florence Kelley was a United States social worker and reformer who fought successfully for child labor laws and improved conditions for working women. Throughout her speech to the Philadelphia Convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, she stresses the importance of changing the working conditions that are in place for children. By using child labor as her baseline, Kelley is able to talk about her main point, which is her suggestion for women’s rights with the help of repetition, strong word choice, and opposition.

Anna Quindlen delivers at speech at the Mount Holyoke college, here she expresses her opinion on life and the adversities that she went through during her college years. In her speech she uses a casual tone for instance her use of simples sentences like “Being perfect was hard work, and the hell of it was, the rules of it changed” (Quindlen, 296). Throughout her whole speech she was being very casual and you could see that it was meant for young adults as she gave advice like “ Instead I’d like you to give up Give the backpacks”(Quindlen, 299). Furthermore her speech is arranged so it is very much like an anecdote, and in this anecdote she uses devices like pathos and ethos to appeal to her audience in order to bond and give a meaning

During the entire speech, her pathos was very dominant to the argument. She starts out her speech with an anecdote, so she can establish a personal emotional connection with her audience. In her second paragraph she uses the sentence, “... decades before valet parking, fondue lunches, and gear

Bernie is now posting his best poll numbers of the campaign to date. He's only 4 points behind in Iowa and gaining, solidly ahead in New Hampshire, and has national momentum, too. What Sanders needed to do Sunday night was maintain that momentum, continue his appeal to liberal base voters, and blunt any attacks that Clinton might be tempted to unleash at him. He accomplished all of that, even if he didn't give a focused, dominant performance. His release of his single-payer financing details denied Clinton a major attack line, he avoided getting bogged down in guns (clearly his worst issue from the Democratic base's perspective), and he struck an tone that made him seem relatively above the fray as Clinton tried out various critiques targeting

The Civil War has been one of the most pivotal moments in American history. The was would change the way American functioned, as its main goal was to abolish slavery and promote equality. Yet, although the Civil War’s main goal was to gain rights for African Americans, they were still not allowed to fight for the Union army in 1861. As a response to this, Alfred M. Green (an African American himself) expresses his frustration with this situation by giving a speech to his fellow African Americans. He reveals that he believes that they should work harder to join the Union Army and he does so fervently. By employing the strategies of ethos as well as comparison, Green urges the African American community to join the Union army and fight for their

Emma Gonzalez, student of Stoneman Douglas High School has recently received national attention as a direct result of her speech advocating gun control after the shootings on February 14, 2018. Within her speech Gonzalez successfully uses ethos, pathos, and logos to allow all listeners to understand the severity of the shooting and how it not only impacts Stoneman Douglas, but also the country as a whole. Early on in her speech, Gonzalez ensures that she establishes herself to the audience as just a student in order to strengthen her argument as a whole. One of Gonzalez key points mentioned early on in the speech was the fact she knew the shooter and was not surprised that of all people he shot up the school, because she believed he had psychological issues. As a result Gonzalez now makes the listeners wonder how someone who is merely 17 years old is capable of realizing the shooter had psychological issues prior to any diagnosis and that he was capable of such harm, but when any sign of it came up it was swept under the rug and ignored by everyone else.

She uses facts to demonstrate the logic of her position (logos) and to convince the audience of the importance of her life. For example, she stated in the video conference that her life is at stick and she has been asked not to go online, receive mails and death threats. “Unlike these male artists, Kathy has apologized,” Bloom said. “Unlike these male artists, Kathy has endured the most powerful man in America, and his family, using their power to target her and her employers after she apologized.” Also the writer uses the appeal of authority (ethos) to establish the credibility of the funs that the co-host has left her alone in this situation. For example, the comedian made it known to the audience that she had not heard from co-host Anderson Cooper. She described her determination probably filled with excitement to cry and laugh with the audience. In addition, the comedian uses the appeal of emotions (pathos); she challenges to create the impression that no one will allow anybody or even the president to make them miserable in life. The comedian’s tone was more of emotional. In addition, the comedian’s tone seems to sound aggressive when she said, “I’m not afraid of Donald Trump, “she said. “He is a bully. I’ve dealt with older white guys trying to keep me down my whole life, my whole

Daniel Pink, starts of his presentation immediately with a attention grabbing phrase, “I need to make a confession”, this is very effective as most speeches do not start with such an open and mystic phrase. Therefore, the attention of his audience has been grabbed and this is exactly what every presenter wants to achieve. In addition, Daniel Pink creates an amusing atmosphere with that introduction to his presentation where he says, “I made a huge mistake…. I went to Law school”. With this he achieves an instant connection with his audience as him and his audience understand that going to law school takes a lot of time, effort, money and intelligence. Hereby, Daniel Pink has the courage and confidence to make fun of himself, knowing that what he is using

Graham Hill gives a speech at a Technology, Entertainment and Design Conference (TED), “Less Stuff, More Happiness” on October 5, 2011. In this speech, Hill shares his thoughts about the advantages of taking less space and living more like a minimalist. Hill understands that his audience, is made up of influencers and people that can be easily persuaded by being relatable. He tries to persuade his audience that downsizing can bring happiness and an easy going lifestyle. To make certain that Hill’s argument is effective, he builds his credibility, uses facts, and makes himself relatable through his word choice and how he establishes common ground.

Alice Walker and bell hooks narrated through their piece, The Color Purple and The Will to Change men where very domination during the periods these novels were publish. In The Color Purple, Alice Walker had a character name Celie, which was in a patriarchal household. In addition, later in the story she was married into a patriarchal household, Mr. as she referred to him as because she did not respect him as a man. Walker showed how Celie broke free from a patriarchal household, how she kept the faith when she felt like everything was falling apart, and how she learned to love herself.

Picture yourself living in a society where people are judged and hated upon because of the pigment of their skin, terrible right? Enslaved, criticized, and alienated because there were “different” from everyone else. Even when granted freedom, colored men and women were still treated as if they were peasants to America. Martin Luther King Jr’s speech had the power to motivate this broken society to end their racist ways. After being lied to for many of years about being “free”, King decided that during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, he would put an end to it all. After hundred of years of being hurt by the “manacles of segregation and the chains of determination”(“ American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King I