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Michelle Obama discusses who she believes should be the new President of the United States at the Democratic National Convention.
When analyzing speeches, it is a wise idea to arrange them into a pentagram, since it provides an overview. You should start by examining the speaker.
Michelle Obama is the speaker. Former first lady Michelle Obama is well known for her role as a speaker at the Democratic National Convention.
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She primarily uses pathos by appealing to the listener's feelings. For example, when she talks about how children feel: "But right now, kids in this country are seeing what happens when we stop requiring empathy of one another.
They’re looking around wondering if we’ve been lying to them this whole time about who we are and what we truly value”.
Everyone has been children once and many have or plan to have children and therefore it is a topic many people have an opinion about which makes it very relatable.
There has been a lot of focus on Black Lives Matter, so by bringing up the topic up and talking about it, again she is using pathos.
Michelle Obama uses Ethos when she talks about her own character. She does it to seem trustworthy, which makes it easier for her to convince the listener to believe what she says.
She makes use of Ethos both at the first quote but also this quote “Believe me, I get that. But I am here tonight because I love this country with all my heart, and it pains me to see so many people hurting.”.
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