Summary
Who is Julia Gillard?
Julia Gillard was the Prime Minister of Australia in 2012
Who was the speaker?
Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia
What's her leadership style in this speech?
Assertive, full of strength and courage
What is the rhetorcial device that Gillard uses as a repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines?
Anaphora
What was the reason for this speech from Gillard?
Prime Minister Julia Gillard responding to accusations of sexism by opposition leader Tony Abbott
How would the audience be described as of this speech?
The Australian Parliament, the Australian general public. Also, a more vague audience of people frustrated by double standards against women in power.
How does Gillard try to tarnish Abbott's credibility, specifically what does she talk about?
(Hint: Honesty and Responsiblity)
Integrity and accountability.
Gillard uses which rhetorical tool by asking a question, and then immediately answering it?
Hypophora
Why did Gillard defend Peter Slipper?
He accepted speakership from her in the House of Reps giving her goverment an extra vote
Assertive and offended. She speaks with controlled anger and moral conviction to confront sexism. She is also very accusatory.
equality
What rhetorical device is used throughout the whole speech? (hint: think of a repetitive structure)
Parallelism
What was the basis for former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's speech in which she called out Tony Abbott's alleged misogynistic remarks and standards?
Called out Abbott for his own misogynistic remarks she claims he repeatedly made towards her and womankind
Claims he has “repulsive double standards”
What was the subject of the speech generalized, then in specific?
The continuation misogyny and sexism in Australian political culture, that is portrayed by Tony Abbots unnecessary comments and behaviors
What type of leadership does this quote demonstrate: “If he wants to know what misogyny looks like in modern Australia, he doesn’t need a motion in the House — he needs a mirror.”
accountability
What rhetorical device does she use here?
“Misogyny, sexism, every day from this Leader of the Opposition. Every day in every way, across the time the Leader of the Opposition has sat in that chair and I've sat in this chair.”
Inversion
What was the specific piece of evidence Tony Abbott used in the House of Representatives to argue that Peter Slipper was unfit to be Speaker?
Misogynistic text messages
What was the occasion of this speech?
2012
- Non-confidence movement by Tony Abbott, made against Peter Slipper, a speaker of the House of Representatives, who gave Gillard a minority government another vote in the HOR.
- Movement occurred after hundreds of misogynistic texts were made public in a sexual harassment case.
What type of leadership does this demonstrate? “Every day it happens to women in workplaces across this country.”
Leadership where she is advocating for women
What type of sentence does Gillard use to advise/call to action the audience of her speech
Hortative Sentence - (Which are sentences that exhorts, advises, or calls to action)