Throughout his speech, Blair represents himself as being both knowledgeable and trustworthy as he explains his decision to declare war against Iraq. The primary audience however, is represented as being both noble as they support Blair’s decision for war, but also as a group that needs reassurance, and Blair provides such for them throughout his speech. Therefore, through representing war as a just move, and the Iraqi government as corrupt, Blair encourages the British audience that war between Britain and Iraq is the right decision, as he speaks with a reassuring, yet authoritative tone towards both his primary and his secondary audience (Britain, and then Iraq).
One of Blair’s most influential representations in the speech is that of the …show more content…
While he doesn’t mention the British government or himself directly very much, he represents himself as a trustworthy and knowledgeable individual more subtly, mainly through his language choices. One of the most notable of these is his strong use of authoritative dialogue an example being in the quote “our commitment”. The use of the word “commitment” suggests strength and motivation, which would ultimately reassure the audience of the speech that Blair’s claims were genuine, making him seem like a trustworthy figure. Another way in which Blair represents himself as being trustworthy is through his use of emotive language towards his secondary audience, Iraq. As Iraq is originally thought to be Britain’s target, the way in which Blair says “We are with you.” in a reassuring, simplistic tone offers ideals of a trustworthy man, who truly has everyone’s best interests at heart in declaring war against Iraq. This image is heightened by his use of dysphemism following the previous quote, whereby he switches his audience’s attention towards the “barbarous rulers” of Iraq, furthering his point about Iraq’s citizens not being Britain’s “enemy”. This use of dysphemism suggests a divide between the two, and therefore helps him with his representation of himself – as being trustworthy and
One of Blair’s most influential representations in the speech is that of the …show more content…
While he doesn’t mention the British government or himself directly very much, he represents himself as a trustworthy and knowledgeable individual more subtly, mainly through his language choices. One of the most notable of these is his strong use of authoritative dialogue an example being in the quote “our commitment”. The use of the word “commitment” suggests strength and motivation, which would ultimately reassure the audience of the speech that Blair’s claims were genuine, making him seem like a trustworthy figure. Another way in which Blair represents himself as being trustworthy is through his use of emotive language towards his secondary audience, Iraq. As Iraq is originally thought to be Britain’s target, the way in which Blair says “We are with you.” in a reassuring, simplistic tone offers ideals of a trustworthy man, who truly has everyone’s best interests at heart in declaring war against Iraq. This image is heightened by his use of dysphemism following the previous quote, whereby he switches his audience’s attention towards the “barbarous rulers” of Iraq, furthering his point about Iraq’s citizens not being Britain’s “enemy”. This use of dysphemism suggests a divide between the two, and therefore helps him with his representation of himself – as being trustworthy and