A Rhetorical Analysis Of Ellen Degeneres

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Graduation is one of the best things a person can experience, It the time where you can celebrate all your hard work done over the 4 years. With tears and cap and grown in the air. It time where you move on and become an adult. I choose the write my rhetorical speech analysis on Ellen DeGeneres commencement speech, In the year of 2009, at Tulane University in New Orleans. The speech was given little after hurricane Katrina, one of the most destructive disasters. The American comedian/ television host delivered a persuading speech reminding the graduating class of students the follow your passion. Her purpose was to define the truth outside of college/ life. DeGeneres would present an outstanding speech, that was memorable and influential.

Ellen Degeneres is an American comedian/ television host from Metairie, LA. She is currently 60 years old, born on January 26, 1958. Ellen went to school in Atlanta High School, then later
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By using ethics in her speech helps the audience related to DeGeneres. In her speech, it states that “and I was soul- searching, I was like, why is she suddenly gone, and there are fleas here? I don’t understand, there must be a purpose and wouldn’t it be so convenient if we could pick up the phone and call God and ask these question?” By adding God into this stations, describes her belief. It makes Degeneres more humanistic by providing an option when it’s rough.

In conclusion, Ellen Degeneres commencement speech at Tulane University was very inspiring. The uses of ethos and pathos in DeGeneres commencement speech makes the speech interesting, in which the audience can relate too. Throughout her speech, there was many pathos and ethos appeal scramble around. The speech lacks the uses of logos, therefore there was a lack of convincing used by logic. In addition, with DeGeneres sense of humor lighten the mood of the

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