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A Rhetorical Analysis Of Hillary Clinton's Speech

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On September 5th Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first lady of the united states, gave a speech at the united nations fourth conference on women. The speech was directed not only to females that were being encouraged to stand up for their rights, but it was also directed toward men and government officials that were being encouraged to stand up and fight against injustice toward women all across the world. Hillary expressed a lot of concern over “gendercide” which includes things like bride trafficking, infanticide, and abandonment, and they commonly take place in households across Southeast Asia. Hillary dressed her speech in Beijing where these problems are most prevalent and she expressed her objective by portraying her purpose to give women better opportunities and to achieve equality by using very specific ethical appeals, emotional appeals, and logical appeals. The goal of Hillary Clinton’s speech is to persuade the audience that they should support …show more content…

Hillary uses a lot of repetitive language in her speech by saying “It is a violation of human rights when….” These statements help give the audience a clear idea of what she is talking about. Throughout the speech, Hillary discusses her disapproval for the injustice experienced by women all across the world “These abuses have continued because for too long, the history of women have been a history of silence. Even today, there are those who are trying to silence our words.” (Clinton). The purpose of Hillary’s speech was to bring attention to the injustice that women are facing all around the world such as being sold into prostitution, being genitally mutilated, or even being murdered. Hillary’s speech speaks for women across the world that have to stay silent on these issues for their

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