Clinton's campaign speech starts off by appealing to diction. She opens up her speech by stating, "It is wonderful to be here with all of you. To be in New York (cheers) with my family, with so many friends, including many New Yorkers who gave me the honor of serving them in the Senate for eight years." She uses words such as "all", "family", "friends", and "including" to bring the audience together as a unit. As a nation.
Clinton's positioning provides accessibility. She stands dead center in the middle of Four Freedoms Park and makes herself approachable to her supporters. Fans of Clinton feel that they can reach out to her when she positions herself the way she does. The location also represents Hillary as a core element. She wants to present herself as the heart of our country; being both open to the people's voices while applying our opinion to help shape our nation.
Hillary appeals to pathos by using humor in her speech. Connecting with the audience, Clinton jokingly shares, "Now, there may be some new voices in the presidential Republican choir, (laughter) but they’re all singing the same old song... A song called “Yesterday.” (Laughter, cheers, applause.)
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You know the one -- all our troubles look as though they’re here to stay (laughter)… and we need a place to hide away… They believe in yesterday.And you’re lucky I didn’t try singing that, too, I'll tell you!" The audience encourages Clinton with laughter, while she promotes her amiability. She eases up the tension of running for the most powerful position in the States by cracking a joke. Hillary makes us laugh, and who doesn't like laughing?
Hillary's campaign speech is both strong and humorous. She appeals to the audience with humor, with position, and with inclusive diction. Hilarious Hillary is the favorable option. Vote for America's first contending female president.
I thought you were able to articulate your argument well and that the specific evidence you noted really helped carried through your argument. I also liked how you used questions for us, the readers, to ponder during your piece, so that it was more engaging.
ReplyDeleteI thought you were able to articulate your argument well and that the specific evidence you noted really helped carried through your argument. I also liked how you used questions for us, the readers, to ponder during your piece, so that it was more engaging.
ReplyDeleteYour argument is very well supported with examples from the speech. However, one thing that I would consider is the fact that there is another strong female candidate running for the Republican party as well.
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