Rhetorical Devices
What were the rhetorical devices used?
Repetition and understatement
What makes Obama special in giving the speech?
He is the president of the United States and gets to commemorate Rosa Parks actions
"Through rain and cold and sweltering heat, day after day, week after week, month after month." What rhetorical device is displayed here?
Repetition
Which rhetorical appeal was used least?
Logos
"Her quiet leadership would continue long after she became an icon of the Civil Rights movement." What rhetorical device is shown here?
Understatement
Pathos - what is the main emotion Obama wants to get from the reader in the example we presented?
To push people to fight for what they believe in.
"Through rain and cold and sweltering heat, day after day, week after week, month after month."
This is an example of which rhetorical device?
Repetition
Tone shift from informative to humility was used for which appeal?
Pathos
How is repetition used to persuade the audience of Obamas message?
It can show how long it took for change to occur, but at the end of the day, standing their ground is what created the change.
How does the speaker show ethos?
President of the United States