Rhetorical Analysis Of Thatcher's Address To America '

Many times when an American leader dies there is expected to be praise from within America’s borders, but when an important leader from another country praises the past president or leader it should be taken seriously. This leader believes that this leader from another country deserves to be praised. In Thatcher’s speech to the Americans she conveys the belief that their former president, Ronald Reagan, was an outstanding leader who was able to keep an optimistic attitude during tough times. She supports this idea by describing what he was like in different situations, giving examples of his leadership, and by appealing to the Americans’ patriotism. At the beginning of her speech Thatcher is trying to describe Ronald Reagan as a great leader as well as courageous and able to deal with situations smoothly. She does this by describing how he would act during different situations and by describing the tone of some of his products. She begins to talk about how Ronald Reagan has always wanted what was best for his country, he always wanted “to mend America’s wounded spirit.” This makes the Americans believe that Ronald Reagan was a great leader because good leaders look out for their people and want to help fix what is broken. Also in the …show more content…
By telling these examples to the audience shows them that Ronald Reagan was a courageous and great leader during multiple different situations because he was able to solve the conflicts and was able to look more into the problem to save themselves and others as well. These prove Thatcher’s message that Reagan was a great president by giving real life evidence from when he acted as a pronounced leader. At the end of Thatcher’s speech, she uses the Americans’ patriotism to convince them that Ronald Reagan was a great leader and cared about their