The Ethos of the speech “Equal Rights” relies on Chisholm’s extrinsic and intrinsic authority. Since Chisholm can understand the political and personal components that is pertinent in social change for discrimination her rhetoric has verity. For example in her speech Chisholm mentions how, “in the political world”, she was discriminated against mainly because of her gender and to a lesser extent her race. Chisholm is qualified to speak about the inequality in the political world due to her participation in several departments. These include the position of founding member of Congressional Black Caucus as well as holding the position of Congresswoman. Not only did Chisholm rise in the ranks of the government her universal kindness and caring was well known. William Howard, Chisholm’s campaign treasurer, once said in an interview that, “she was very much a part of each individual”. Chisholm’s speech is centered on equality which is fitting with the other values she was known for fighting for such as: minority education and employment opportunities. Other social activists add to Chisolm's ethos in and out of the political environment. Their testimonies can be found on http://chisholmproject.com/.
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ReplyDeleteThese are both very powerful works for women's rights. Sojourner Truth's speech is one that no one will ever forget. However, all of the rhetoric on this topic seems to be in the form of speeches. I would love to hear music or poetry that would be beneficial to the women's rights movement.
ReplyDeleteIt still surprises me that I only just recently learned about someone as influential and groundbreaking as Shirley Chisholm. From her amazing feats in the political world, being nominated for president in her day and age, to her impact on the social quality of life of women and African Americans, she's an excellent role model for anyone to have.
ReplyDeleteAs Chisholm was one of the first African American women run for presidenct, she did hold a lot of ethos as she wrote her speech. I am surprised by how I had never learned of her name before, either through high school history or otherwise, because she is such a prominent figure in women's rights. Her speech did rally support for the Equal Rights Amendment, but unfortunately it was never passed.
ReplyDeleteAs Chisholm was one of the first African American women run for presidenct, she did hold a lot of ethos as she wrote her speech. I am surprised by how I had never learned of her name before, either through high school history or otherwise, because she is such a prominent figure in women's rights. Her speech did rally support for the Equal Rights Amendment, but unfortunately it was never passed.
ReplyDeleteFrom your post and hyperlink it was apparent that Chisholm did have a lot of extrinsic ethos during this time period that I was not aware of until now. But I think a lot of the ethos was intrinsic too because she mentioned in her speech that she went through the discrimination against blacks, and still she is facing the discrimination as a woman and still cannot live freely, connecting people to the cause
ReplyDeleteThe strongest rhetorical strategy in the speech was it's ethos- Chisholm's credibility. One she has a connection to the the topic which makes it likely for intended audience to feel the struggle in Chisholm's voice. Second she research some statistics to use to support her claims which makes audience have strong confident in the information she tells them.
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