Bill Clinton Ethos Pathos Logos

Logos is the most used appeal in this speech. It appeals the audience through logic in order to show that an argument has a solid basis and is reasonable. Clinton's use of logos in her speech helps the audience understand that she is not dealing with a lofty ideal that is almost impossible to achieve. The logic involved in her speech makes the audience realize that the solution to the issue she is discussing is easily attainable. Clinton's first use of logos occurs in paragraph three, where she describes what happened when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. She states how “48 nations voted in favor; eight abstained; none dissented” (par. 3 line 3) In this paragraph she also puts forth the argument that “because we are human,

Overall, I very much agree with the five arguments and issues put forth by her. However, it seems that there is something more subtle going on in her speech. Woman's rights has been a major political talking point for her and her political party, Democrat, as a whole for some time. Her use of it in her speech, while effective, shows the subtle idea that she is trying to push. The first issue that Clinton addresses is a list of different acts committed against LGBT people and the labeling that such acts are a violation of human rights. I agree that putting LGBT people through such violence and oppression is a violation of human rights because I believe putting anyone through that is a violation of their human rights. The second issue raised in the speech addresses the idea that homosexuality is comes from a particular part of the world. Clinton states “gay people are born into and belong to every society in the world.” (par. 12 line 3) I agree with this because homosexuality exists everywhere. The third issue raised, and the most difficult one, addresses the use of religious and cultural values as a justification for violence against LGBT people. I believe it is wrong to use these as justification, which is an agreement with what Clinton stated in her speech, because treating humans with respect is a central part of every religion and culture and must apply to everyone. The fourth issue talks about how can progress

I believe that took away from the speech's purpose. For example, she used her political party's common talking point, being woman's rights, as a way to bolster her argument. She compared the struggle of women trying to attain equal rights as men, to the struggle of the LGBT. This is a valid comparison; however, the way in which the comparison was presented seemed like a way to inject her party's, and possibly personal, views into the speech. This comparison made the speech feel as if it was given to promote the idea of a specific group trying to gain international recognition of it's ideas, rather than a call to arms in support for a minority group. The result being that the speech seemed slightly disingenuous. It seemed to be pushing for more than just the equal rights of LGBT people. Even though this did take away from the speech, it did so only on a small scale. Clinton claimed certain issues in the speech that many could agree with, including myself. Her claims, such as homosexuality arising from a certain part of the world and that religious and cultural values are not valid reasons for harming LGBT people, are real issues and beliefs that many people have. Her reasoning against such beliefs are well thought out and cohesive. They provide clear reasons why these beliefs cannot continue and how they must be fixed. The