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Robert F. Kennedy's Argument Analysis

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Robert F. Kennedy does develop his argument effectively by using his own feeling and telling the people how he feels so they can understand that he´s heartbroken too. Another thing that shows that Robert F. Kennedy developed his argument is, that he used things in his own life, (like his brother being assassinated) so the audience that he was speaking to understands that he knows what it feels like. Robert F. Kennedy does not support his claims with strong evidence, at least I do not feel he did. I did not feel he supported his claims with strong evidence because he just said his opinions, he did not state any facts. Robert F. Kennedy´s argument is persuasive because, he was telling people how he understands how they feel because he had one
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