Famous politician and great orator Robert Francis Kennedy in his speech “Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.,” tries to convince the American public to unite together and banish out feelings of hatred and racism. Kennedy is able to do this through his appeal to emotions, his strong word choice, and his use of parallelism. Kennedy appeals to many different emotions throughout his speech. He appeals to the people’s hateful feelings after the assassination, and tries to change them. By also relating his message to the one that Martin Luther King was trying to spread, he successfully gets his message across to more people. He says, even though racial tensions are very high, that “we should make an effort to, as Martin Luther King did… replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed… with an effort to understand, compassion, and love.” This reference to hatred, and trying to change it to love is prevalent through the whole speech, and it lets the audience relate to the speech more. Kennedy uses…show more content… He uses these words in a similar fashion to an appeal to emotion, as these words make this appeal much stronger. While the words he uses are not extremely strong stand alone, as he is speaking to the general public which might not be as well informed as other audiences, but the placement and the deliverance of the words are very effective in getting his message across. Phrases such as “We can move in that direction as a country, in greater polarization,” and let’s “tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world,” while not having extreme language, still gets the point off better. Kennedy’s strong word choice helps his convincing argument to the public. Overall, Robert Francis Kennedy does a solid job of convincing Americans to lay down their arms and take up peace. His use of emotional appeal, parallelism, and his strong word choice make his message
