Hillary Clinton Ethos Pathos Logos

When making a decision on who the next president should be, one tends to look at who the supporters of the particular candidate are. There is, however, one particular candidate who has the support of the nation’s very own first lady and that person is Hillary Clinton. In an article published by “The Washington Post”, it provides the entire transcript that was used when Michelle Obama delivered her speech to the Democratic National Convention, in Philadelphia about why she believes that the next U.S. president should be Mrs. Clinton.One of many persuasive techniques that Mrs. Obama uses in her speech is pathos, which is when one attempts to persuade someone into doing something through the use of emotions. Mrs. Obama uses pathos successfully because she compels the audience to empathize with her, motivates them into taking action, and provides a reasonable argument as to why she believes that Hillary Clinton should be president.
When it comes to making the audience feel the same emotions as the speaker, one must be able to use words that add emotional emphasis.

When one establishes a connection with their audience, it becomes easier to talk about personal and controversial things just as when she talked about what her husband has gone through regarding his citizenship and religious affiliation. She then implies that Donald Trump is immature and inexperienced to become the president; she reinforces this idea when she subtly implies Donald Trump’s “tendency to lash out” as well as him having an empty record of “public service”. After a series of statements supporting Hillary Clinton as well as the importance of equality and unity, she closes her speech by urging the audience to take part in the