Persuasive Speech Analysis - Hillary Clinton Speech in Beijing (1995) On September 5th, 1995, Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered the famous line, " human rights are women 's rights and women rights are human rights once for all" (Clinton) during the U.N conferences set in Beijing, China. During her time as the first lady, Hillary Clinton gave this speech on Women Rights as it was leading concern to her. Furthermore, the historical significance, delivery, organization, and persuasive techniques were apparent across her speech. The major historical significance at the time of Clinton 's speech was important factor and event in which influenced her speech impact. Set in a controversial time, the speech itself timed in with
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It clearly shows her public and politic foundation was rooted in advocating for Women 's liberty against limitations and restriction they face. Even more, it set her identity "apart from that of her husband 's" (Chozick). For this reason, she gave the speech as a way to express what she personally stands for and believe in. Her delivery style was determined, direct, and eloquent. She presents herself in podium as person wanting to make social change. Several of her word choice she implants into her speech give the speech a serious …show more content…
Each rhetorical technique comprises different ways and methods to persuasive the audiences by the means of provoking emotions, character or credibility of the speaker, and to actual statistical facts. A major persuasive technique she used effectively is Pathos where she evokes the audiences’ emotions through imagery and daily accounts of abuse and discrimination women face in their homes and countries. She begins in listing the detail abuse and problem women face such as “being forced into prostitution…watching their children succumb to malnutrition caused by poverty and economic [inequalities and their] babies are denied food, or drowned, or suffocated, or spines broken, simply because they are born girls” (Clinton). Through these vivid statements, she makes the audience sympathetic and indigent to the emotional, physical, and cognitive pain women
It clearly shows her public and politic foundation was rooted in advocating for Women 's liberty against limitations and restriction they face. Even more, it set her identity "apart from that of her husband 's" (Chozick). For this reason, she gave the speech as a way to express what she personally stands for and believe in. Her delivery style was determined, direct, and eloquent. She presents herself in podium as person wanting to make social change. Several of her word choice she implants into her speech give the speech a serious …show more content…
Each rhetorical technique comprises different ways and methods to persuasive the audiences by the means of provoking emotions, character or credibility of the speaker, and to actual statistical facts. A major persuasive technique she used effectively is Pathos where she evokes the audiences’ emotions through imagery and daily accounts of abuse and discrimination women face in their homes and countries. She begins in listing the detail abuse and problem women face such as “being forced into prostitution…watching their children succumb to malnutrition caused by poverty and economic [inequalities and their] babies are denied food, or drowned, or suffocated, or spines broken, simply because they are born girls” (Clinton). Through these vivid statements, she makes the audience sympathetic and indigent to the emotional, physical, and cognitive pain women