Analyzing Speeches: The Use of Rhetorical Devices
All around the world people are fighting different battles, for instance, half of America recently united for the women’s march on Washington in protest against their newly elect-president. The issue of inequality has a long history and even though people have stricken back in various moments throughout the years, inequality is still a concern of today’s society. For this reason, speeches that concern these problematic topics become extremely important. Therefore, we decided to present an analysis of Emma Watson’s HeforShe campaign speech 2014 at the United Nations, as well as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s speech to the class of 2015 at Wellesley’s 137th Commencement Exercises. Both speeches brings up two perspectives of feminism.
Emma Watson’s exordium, the speech introduction, begins with the reason behind why the United Nations launched the “HeForShe” campaign. The exordium does not …show more content…
To begin with, she speaks of her “father’s role as a parent being valued less by society” which creates an emotional connection to other fathers in the audience, as well as those who embrace the vital importance of having both parents present throughout their life. Secondly, Watson discusses the issue of suicide being the biggest killer of men in the United Kingdom. In the argument she provides strong statistics which appeal to the logical part of the brain. Throughout Watson’s probatio she uses different rhetorical devices to fortify her standpoint. The most prominent one is list of three, for example “So their daughters, sisters and mothers can be free from prejudice [...]” where daughters, sisters and mothers create the list of three to compel her audience. The beginning part of the probatio is used to support the claim that men are, in fact, imprisoned by gender stereotypes, only to be concluded with how the changes for men will impact gender equality for women as
All around the world people are fighting different battles, for instance, half of America recently united for the women’s march on Washington in protest against their newly elect-president. The issue of inequality has a long history and even though people have stricken back in various moments throughout the years, inequality is still a concern of today’s society. For this reason, speeches that concern these problematic topics become extremely important. Therefore, we decided to present an analysis of Emma Watson’s HeforShe campaign speech 2014 at the United Nations, as well as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s speech to the class of 2015 at Wellesley’s 137th Commencement Exercises. Both speeches brings up two perspectives of feminism.
Emma Watson’s exordium, the speech introduction, begins with the reason behind why the United Nations launched the “HeForShe” campaign. The exordium does not …show more content…
To begin with, she speaks of her “father’s role as a parent being valued less by society” which creates an emotional connection to other fathers in the audience, as well as those who embrace the vital importance of having both parents present throughout their life. Secondly, Watson discusses the issue of suicide being the biggest killer of men in the United Kingdom. In the argument she provides strong statistics which appeal to the logical part of the brain. Throughout Watson’s probatio she uses different rhetorical devices to fortify her standpoint. The most prominent one is list of three, for example “So their daughters, sisters and mothers can be free from prejudice [...]” where daughters, sisters and mothers create the list of three to compel her audience. The beginning part of the probatio is used to support the claim that men are, in fact, imprisoned by gender stereotypes, only to be concluded with how the changes for men will impact gender equality for women as