President Bill Clinton's Speech

What makes a speech great? Maybe one can find this in Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream”, or President Barack Obama’s address to the NAACP. Alternatively, one can investigate this question by taking a look at President Bill Clinton’s lesser-known speech to the Church of God in Christ in 1993. His speech, with a mixture of a variety of arguments and methods, is extremely powerful for three reasons: his ability to use facts and elaborate on these facts for his argument; the power to connect with the audience to an emotional level by using anecdotes and personal experiences; and his call to the audience he is speaking to to support his argument. These three reasons are why President Bill Clinton’s speech is so powerful and effective.
One method Clinton uses to win over his audience is with facts that validate his argument. “More than 37,000 people die from gunshot wounds every year,” (Clinton.) said President Clinton

“Sometimes there are no answers from the outside in,” said President Clinton, “sometimes all the answers have to come from values and the stirrings and the voices that speak to us from within.” (Clinton). This statement is effective to call the audience to action and make a difference; it has the ability to inspire and empower the audience. This is how President Clinton is able to use
With this cocktail of methods and arguments, President Clinton’s speech is able to rally supporters for his cause of gun control and community. His facts provide a backbone for his speech, to validate his points. His multitude of anecdotes allows him to connect with the audience on a personal, emotional level, attaching them to his argument. And with this emotion, he is able to manipulate it so that the audience will support his argument. President Clinton’s speech so great because it has the ability to draw its audience to support him and his