Rhetorical Analysis Of Speech By Margaret Thatcher

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Former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher, delivers a powerful eulogy to former President Ronald Reagan. In her eulogy she cherishes the greatness of her dear friend, Reagan, and she celebrates the astonishing achievements that Reagan accomplished. Thatcher uses a plethora of rhetorical strategies such as repetition, exaggeration, and she also creates a sense of pathos to the audience.

Margaret Thatcher employs the use hyperboles throughout her whole speech. She says "When the world threw problems at the White House, he was not baffled, disoriented or overwhelmed." Thatcher didn't actually mean people threw their problems at the White House, they just blamed the White House or President for the problems in the world. She incorporated

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