Rhetorical Analysis Of Mary Fisher's Speech

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In August of 1979, republican Mary Fisher delivered a speech about the epidemic of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS. “Mary Fisher in 1992 made what is considered one of the best American speeches of the 20th century,” as Shaw writes, her elaborate speech contained wakeless power that evoked audiences from the danger of negligence. The epidemic of AIDS, found in 1937, is considered to be “The global workforce has lost 28 million people from AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic.” Yet, although it is such a dangerous disease, people even today finds overwhelming to talk about, then ignores it. Among these crowds, Mary Fisher stood up and calling herself as a “messenger”, delivered a powerful discourse with great use of rhetorical …show more content…
“Xxx”, critiqued by x when Fisher mentions that “two hundred thousand Americans are dead or dying; a million more are infected. Worldwide forty million, or sixty million or a hundred million infections will be counted in the coming few years” “This is not a distant threat; it is a present danger. The rate of infection is increasing fastest among women and children […] third leading killer of young-adult Americans today, but it won't be third for long.” Audiences were also devastated when she set aside to well known diseases like cancer and heart disease that all of them know those as highly life-threatening …show more content…
“ ‘the floor was in tears, and conceivably the nation as well,’ ” critiqued Norman Mailer in New York Times. His compliment is not at all exaggerating. Fisher had grasped every single heart and dumped them to sorrow, frighten, percept and to meditate. When she talked about stereotypes about AIDS, she asks, or even interrogates audiences, “Are you human?” She persuades, “people with HIV have not entered some alien state of being. They are human [ . . . ] Each of them is exactly what God made: a person. Not evil, deserving of our judgment; not victims, longing for our pity. People. Ready to support and worthy of compassion.” Her insult left audiences in a complete state of guilt, made them reflect and realize the true meaning of him/herself as civilized republicans, civilized human beings. At the end of the speech, the pledge that she made to her children was the last and probably the most effective blow that struck through millions of people’s heart. She conveyed her message to her children, “ [ . . . ] my child, give me reason to say to America, ‘You are at risk.’ [ . . . ] I will not hurry to leave you, my children. But when I go, I pray that you will not suffer shame on my account.” Children are innocent, more the one with a broken home. This message was not only devastating, but also hugely sympathetic, sorrowful and angry. It tugged every single heart and reminded them that there are still love and hope. It was a
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HIV and Aids activist, Mary Fisher, at the 1992 Republican address, speaks on how the Republican party needs to lift the shroud of silence on the major issue of aids and hiv. Fisher’s purpose is shed light on the topic of these diseases that are silent killers that are murdering by the masses. As Fisher goes through her speech she uses Pathos, Fear, and Altruism tones to enthuse the audience that these diseases are present in the world and they are killing by the thousands. Fisher opens up by appealing…

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