Rhetorical Analysis Of Helen Keller Speech

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Helen Keller
In Helen Keller’s speech addressing the fact that blind people should be properly educated and employed by their community, she uses various typ[es of evidence to support her argument. Keller uses evidence such as facts and paraphrases, but most of her evidence is based off of personal experience as a blind and deaf person. The main purpose of Keller’s speech is to convince communities to properly support and educate their blind population.
Keller argues that despite the fact that blind people are often thought of as incapable, the blind can actually accomplish great things, if they are given the proper tools. “…I can tell you of blind men who of their own accord enter the sharp competition of business and put their hands

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