In 1960, journalist and political Clare Boothe Luce was asked to give a speech to the journalists of the Women's National Press Club. In her actual speech, she critizes the growing number of fabricated “sensationalist stories.” Because she is critizing journalism to journalists, Luce takes great care to defend her speech and ideas through building credibility, using metaphors, and utilizing repetition to guide her audience into listening. Throughout her speech, Luce reminds her audience of her position and knowledge to explain why they should accept her critique. For example, she asserts “I ask you to remember that I am not a volunteer for this subject tonight. You asked for it!” Through announcing this, Luce defends her credentials to speak