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Rhetorical Analysis Of The Johnson-Reed Act

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In 1924 US congress passed the Johnson-Reed act. This act reduced the amount of immigrants coming to the US from any other country to a mere 2%. Many thought this act was unjust and consequently, “un-american”. One man, Robert H. Clancy, a Republican congressman from Detroit, stood up for those being oppressed by this act. Mr. Clancy states his points in the 1924 speech “An “Un-American Bill” through the use of diction, a myriad of anecdotes, and a motley of pathos. Diction is the way the author speaks to the audience. Mr. Clancy makes many of his points through the use of diction. His whole purpose from making the speech was to express how biased the Johnson-Reed act was. He used his words to sway those members of congress who have
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