Pathos is using emotional appeals that trigger emotional responses. One example of pathos in this speech occurs when Clinton says: “I’ve met mothers trapped in abusive relationships desperate to escape with their children, but have no means of support. I’ve met too many women who cannot afford necessary healthcare for themselves and their children. And I’ve met girls who have heard their whole lives that they were less than- less talented, less worthy of respect- until they eventually came to believe it was true” (Clinton). Her use of pathos emotionally appeals to all women and men who have ever been physically or emotionally abused. Her use of pathos makes the audience want to react, to go out and change the fate of women and men together. To give women a chance to be just as strong as men, and to give women a choice. In Lederer’s article “Hillary Clinton says equality for women is the world’s great unfinished business,” he shows Clinton’s use of pathos: “The face of poverty is that of a woman, she said. The majority of the world’s poor and illiterate are women and girls” (Lederer). Clinton uses pathos to make the audience feel and listen to what she is conveying. Pathos is meant to make people feel something about the subject that is being discussed, it is supposed to make people care about what the speaker is saying, and Clinton very effectively used pathos in her …show more content…
Logos are using reason and factual information to persuade. Clinton uses her knowledge of this subject to effectively use logos: “Women are still the majority of the world’s poor, the uneducated, the unhealthy, and the unfed” (Clinton). Her deep knowledge of this worldwide issue helps support her claims. It also gives her more insight on the issue and what these unprivileged women endure on a daily basis. Clinton uses logos in her speech to verify her understanding of women’s progress. In LaFranchi’s article “Hillary Clinton at U.N. Women’s Progress is Human Progress,” he shows Clintons use of logos: “She-Clinton- also cited a recent Economist cover story that explains how years of gendercide, primarily across a swath of Asia from China to India, means that the world has 100 million fewer girls than it should” (LaFranchi). Clinton uses numbers and facts to prove her point on the subject. Using factual evidence and reason solidities Clinton’s