Despite the natural rights and humane principles presented in our nation, we are not all treated equally. Our modern world struggles with social and racial discrimination, despite lawful efforts to prevent such attrocities. This has impacted our society through unspeakable means, and has molded many of our beliefs and ideals regarding the freedom and equality of those around us and how they strive to rightfully earn and represent these privleges. These thoughts were much different in 1832, however, and are demonstrated through Maria W. Stewart's lecture. Through careful utilization of the three rhetorical strategies, Stewart enables herself to appeal to logic, emotion, and ethics to persuade her audience of her personal (although biased)
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She repeats that "[a]s servants, we are respected, but let us presume to aspire any higher, our employer regards us no longer," thus wasting the talents of African Americans and preventing them from voicing their ability to change and influence the world around them. The emotional tone and figurative language presented appeals to ethos and enables the audience to feel and see what Stewart herself experiences.
In the face of discrimination and arbitrary treatment, we must remind ourselves to stand our ground and fight for what we believe. In doing so, we must remind ourselves to appeal to a wide variety of persuasive approaches and consider the logic, emotions, and ethics of our audience. Stewart manipulates the three rhetorical strategies carefully, acknowledging the flaws of both her own argument and the claims offered the Liberator and the whites of her time while connecting her own emotional desires and thoughts to the audience and briefly ensuring her own credibility and integrity through the American
She repeats that "[a]s servants, we are respected, but let us presume to aspire any higher, our employer regards us no longer," thus wasting the talents of African Americans and preventing them from voicing their ability to change and influence the world around them. The emotional tone and figurative language presented appeals to ethos and enables the audience to feel and see what Stewart herself experiences.
In the face of discrimination and arbitrary treatment, we must remind ourselves to stand our ground and fight for what we believe. In doing so, we must remind ourselves to appeal to a wide variety of persuasive approaches and consider the logic, emotions, and ethics of our audience. Stewart manipulates the three rhetorical strategies carefully, acknowledging the flaws of both her own argument and the claims offered the Liberator and the whites of her time while connecting her own emotional desires and thoughts to the audience and briefly ensuring her own credibility and integrity through the American