IV. Rhetorical Strategies
Transition: Watson deployed many persuasive strategies within her speech that includes her diction, appealing to the emotions of the audience and the viewers, verifying her credibility and reinforces her arguments through logical statistics and facts. Her speech was in regards to the misunderstanding and incorrect usage of the word feminism. However, it is also the time where the genders have been most equal they have ever been. Watson utilized her popularity and take up the responsibility as an advocate to increase the public awareness towards gender equality.
Watson main goal was to persuade her audience that includes both men and women in a support for her cause, the HeforShe campaign,