American press has always had unique liberties, the liberty to tell the truth, the liberty to speak their minds, and the liberty to do so without punishment. Clare Luce, an author and politician, delivers a speech to the Women's National Press Club, after being asked to speak. Clare Luce believes that the US press is very flawed in its lame attempts to amuse and not focus on informing the public. In Clare Luces speech, she is able to soften her audience by using diction and a respectful and inquisitive tone, utilising this to not only relate to the women, but comfort them in preparation for her coming rhetoric.
Luce is able to introduce her discussion by using diction, specifically adjectives, to illustrate the main ideas of her coming