In the speech “The Hope Speech”, by Harvey Milk, he is an American politician and the first openly gay elected official in the history of California. His purpose is to persuade people that gays are not the child molesters that people often assume they are; that they can not, and should not, let gay community be “judged by our criminals and myths.” The speech tone is hopeful and cheerful because it makes you want to stop and listen to what he is saying and it is very inspirational and influential. The audience are the gay community who are politically involved. Milk uses a rhetorical question and repetition strategies that provide a better argument as well as persuasion. One of the rhetorical technique that Milk used are rhetorical
