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Working Together And To Connect To Her Audience By Jacinda Ardern

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To convey the importance of working together and to connect to her audience, Jacinda Ardern includes several rhetorical devices and common strategies of persuasion in her speech.

First the Prime Minister of New Zealand starts her speech with an opening sequence in the language of the indigenous people of Aoteroa, New Zealand. By doing so, Ardern does not only grab the audience‘s attention by using a language that the majority of them is not familiar with, but also honors the indigenous people, as they are the first ones to live on the island New Zealand. Furthermore it portrays her as a good Prime Minster, since she listens and respects the native people, which are the roots of her country.
After her opening she addresses the audience directly …show more content…

This statement leads the listeners to understanding her message of this speech immediately, as it summaries her goal in just a few sentences.
Moreover she employs a small personal narrative to connect with the listeners, make the audience relate to her situation and beliefs and gain their trust. In lines 16 to 28 she informs the audience that she is an 80’s kid and recalls how the history of her country and its reaction to international events has influenced the citizens and her own childhood. Ardern additionally mentions the loud voice and engagement New Zealaders have and stresses that New Zealand is an active member of the "international community" ( l. 23).
In addition to that the Prime Minister emphasizes the importance of working together by stating that a catastrophic war can only be solved when rules, that protect norms and human rights, are set in agreement of the …show more content…

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