For this forum assignment, I decided to choose Mary Fisher’s speech “A Whisper of Aids”. Mary’s introduction reflects a personal experience in Salt Lake City, were she requested the Republican Party to lift the silence concerning the HIV and AIDS epidemic. Meanwhile, Mary states her purposed purpose, which is to end the silence concerning the HIV and AIDS epidemic.
Within the body of Mary’s speech she presents both pathos and ethos. Mary mentions that she is a HIV positive victim, and how the virus is winning, since it was stigmatized and associated with stereotypes. Mary suggest that the audience should recognize that the virus had no respect of a person. If society continue to ignore, reject, and remain silent about the deadly, and contagious
Within the body of Mary’s speech she presents both pathos and ethos. Mary mentions that she is a HIV positive victim, and how the virus is winning, since it was stigmatized and associated with stereotypes. Mary suggest that the audience should recognize that the virus had no respect of a person. If society continue to ignore, reject, and remain silent about the deadly, and contagious