Rhetorical Analysis Of Robert H. Clancy's Speech

In 1944, the United States war effort in Europe was just starting to pick up. Even though the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred just three years prior, the growing power of the Third Reich could not be ignored. During this time, France was already occupied by Nazi Germany and Hitler's war machine was on the path of conquering all of Eurasia. In an attempt to combat this immense threat, the U.S. formulated a plan to engage the German forces through an invasion of Normandy. This bloody offensive would be remembered in infamy as D-Day. Shortly before this violent clash of U.S. and German forces, the inexperienced men of the United States Third Army was given an encouraging and inspiring speech by the four star general George S. Patton.

The fear of killing and being killed in battle is no easy thing to contemplate or to inspire. Inspiring soldiers to participate earnestly in battle is crucial to winning wars. Approaches to accomplish this have been studied and tried by military leaders for millennia. George S. Patton attempted this very thing in his speech to the Third Army. Patton delivered a profane and vulgar speech to untried soldiers who have yet to see combat. Patton is able to inspire his soldiers by using his reputation while dismantling his authority, using obscene humor, and appealing to their sense of honor and courage.

There are many things that a speech must contain to make it a well written and spoken speech. John F. Kennedy 's speech he gave on September 12th 1962, titled “Address at Rice University on the Nation 's Space Efforts”, better known as “We Choose to go to the Moon” contains many of the important factors of a successful speech. Kennedy used rhetorical strategies and skills to help him influence the American people to help accomplish the major goal of reaching the moon. Kennedy did not only want to reach the moon, but he wanted to be the first country to do so. President Kennedy effectively told the objective he found important by using ethos, pathos and kairos throughout his speech to help get the support of the people. By using these three rhetorical strategies Kennedy gave a moving speech.

On a cold January day America’s newly appointed president John F. Kennedy delivered his inauguration address that was incredibly important to America’s success during the Cold War. Kennedy uses his speech as a call to arms, but not only to America but the World and our allies as a whole. He uses his strong powerful voice to appeal to the ethics of the country in the beginning of his speech telling America about the promise we made when we were founded and that we must uphold it still today, telling America we must make a difference. Kennedy also uses ethics to explain that we the people are united no matter what your background or where you are from, he refers to the Americas as one place, because he wants for us to feel unified not divided. Furthermore Kennedy’s use of powerful imagery, logic and pathos allows for him to effectively call the people of the World together during this terrible time.

Anna Quindlen, the author of “A Quilt of a Country” uses different types of diction in her essay. She uses compare & contrast, opinions, and concrete information unlike John F. Kennedy who wrote the essay “The Immigrant Contribution”. Kennedy uses different types of diction like sophisticated, and technical like using actual records to back up his story. Quindlen and Kennedy are two authors using different techniques to write about the same concepts. They each compose about how Immigrants contribute to our country and how our country has been made up out of immigrants.

On April 4, 1968 Robert F. Kennedy began his political campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in Indiana. Before boarding his plane, Kennedy found out that Martin Luther King, Jr. had been shot in Memphis, Tennessee. At his arrival in Indianapolis, Kennedy was informed that Martin Luther King, Jr. had died from the incident. Kennedy was scheduled to speak to a large African-American audience, and was advised by the Indianapolis Police to not speak. The Chief of Police warned Kennedy that he would not be responsible for whatever may happen, making this speech even more dangerous. Kennedy chose to ignore the warning signs, went into the conference campaign, and spoke to the audience. Robert Kennedy, putting his political aspirations aside, advises the Indianapolis African-American audience not to retaliate to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination with violence, but with prayer, understanding, and love as Martin Luther King, Jr. taught. This is done through the use of motivational appeals, rhetorical devices, and expressing to the audience a purpose.

Of the countless speeches recorded in the Australian history, a few have transcended their original contexts and emotional battles to regain relevancy today. We have viewed the progress of the Indigenous population over time. Their outspoken ideas and reception withstand relevancy within our society today, regardless of altering values. Stan Grant’s empowering speech has touched the hearts of people throughout the nation. The unified aim of reflection on the lack of rights, freedom, justice and democratic rights given to the Indigenous people. Grant published his speech on the 6th of July 2015, in which he builds an argument to draw attention of the Australian population so that there can be more supportive for the disadvantaged and racially

Clancy uses personal emotion to try and convey the truth of the Johnson-Reed Acts horrible ways towards. As mentioned in the speech, “ Old citizens of Irish and German

Military general for the United States army, George S. Patton in his speech, “Speech to the Third Army” motivates troops to be prepared to fight for D-Day. According to the National D-day Memorial website, America was fighting Nazi-Germany in World War II, on this day America and on D-day theother allied countries were going to invade Germany with over 150,000 men. Patton was the Army Ggeneral whothat grew up in a military based family, and he was known to be brutal and strict and sometimes even overbearing. This made him a well respected and feared man. The purpose of his D-day speech was to instill masculinity and pride in his soldiers and, to create unity with the troops so they can fight alongside each other. It was extremely

A black abolitionist, Alfred M. Green, encourages African Americans to fight alongside Union forces in the Civil War, in his speech in Philadelphia. Green does so by using an empathetic tone with the choice of words that resonate with his “brethren” as well as paying homage to previous U.S’ heroes, and establishing himself as an educated figure who the audience can adore and listen to.

In 1775, the colonists of the American colonies were divided over the issue of revolution against the oppressing British parliament. To many, revolution was a radical plan that should be saved for a later time. However, young minds, such as the patriotic Patrick Henry, sought to seek freedom from the subjection in order to form a new nation where citizens could express their natural-born rights. In his speech at the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry forcefully influences the audience through use of diction, figurative language, and allusions in order to confront them with their current position of danger in the face of the inevitable British invasion.

The distinctive voices, inherent in any text, are intended to have an impact on the audience. Significant voices are influenced by the values and beliefs of the composer, as well as cultural, political and historical content. Composers use a range of language tools and features to successfully covey messages to their audience. John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, Severn Cullis-Suzuki’s Address to the Plenary Session, Earth Summit and Charlie Chaplin’s Let us all unite, all provide excellent examples of a distinctive voice. Each of these distinctive voices is formed through the use of emotive language, tone, repetition and rhetorical devices.

John. F. Kennedy, in response to the Soviet Union’s act of military buildup on the Island of Cuba, employs all the three kinds of rhetoric to deliver a powerful and compelling speech to his citizens. In this speech, John F. Kennedy uses the three kinds; deliberative, epideictic and forensics discourse at times separately and at times jointly to appeal to the people listing to his speech. Right from the start, deliberative discourse can be seen- “… the purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the western hemisphere.” Aristotle explains, “Deliberative discourse always advices about things to come.”( Garver, E. 2009) In light of this, the above quote from John F. Kennedy’s speech tries to explain

On April 11th, 1951, General Douglas MacArthur was relieved from the war (History). The American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippines Army gave his Farewell Address to Congress on April 19th, 1951 (History). As he was speaking to the American people, MacArthur was feeling a sense of pride for his accomplishments in the numerous battles he was involved in. The purpose of the speech was to justify his actions in the Korean war (O’Neal). With a strong emphasis on pathos in which he utilizes figurative language, MacArthur appeals to his audience’s sense of duty and patriotism to realize what being in the service means.

Despite the memorability of the end of John F. Kennedy's term, the beginning of the presidency, specifically the inaugural speech, will remain recognized globally. The first impression, the first address, and the first acknowledgement of John F. Kennedy’s presidency is encompassed in his inaugural speech. With the importance of the speech prominent, Kennedy and his advisors wished to inspire the nation and send a message of strength and hope to the world. Addressing the American citizens and the global population, the president expressed the importance of the survival of liberty and peace. In the first section of Kennedy’s speech, the topic of nuclear war and the contrasting views with communism create an ominous yet hopeful tone. Understanding the preeminence of the inaugural speech, Kennedy knew to use rhetorical methods to effectively communicate his idea. Metaphors, archaic diction, biblical language, and antithesis examples are demonstrated throughout John F. Kennedy’s speech to enhance rhetorical appeals and express the importance of liberty and peace for the future.