hilary Clinton speech critque

hilary Clinton speech critque

On December 6, 2011 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, spoke to the United Nations about Human Rights, in recognition of International Human Rights Day. In a formal speech Clinton begins with a factual claim. She begins her speech stating factual information regarding the history of human rights and as a United Nation we have come so far in protecting the rights of humanity. She starts with history of how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came to be. Clinton shares with the audience facts about the declaration such as, “beginning in 1947, delegates from six continents devoted themselves to drafting a declaration that would enshrine the fundamental rights and freedoms of people everywhere.” She goes on to support her factual claim by continuing to state the mission of the declaration that states the promise of equality that every human being given at birth has rights. As she continues she begins to appeal to the ethos and pathos of the audience.
Clinton then transitions into a Sub-Claim of Value, where she reveals the purpose of her speech and she claims that “Gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights” proposing that all nations take a stand on Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, and transgendered rights. Just as they did 63 years ago “at three O’clock in the morning on December 10, 1948, after nearly two years of drafting and one last long night of debating.” She reminds us of all the things that have been accomplished due to the declaration such as, women’s rights; however, she also states that the UN has more to do. She strategically questions the UN’s definition of Human Rights by making statements that remind the audience that all people are human and are born free. As Clinton continues her speech she shows respect to the audience by showing her respect in this statement “now raising this issue, I know, is sensitive for many people and that the obstacles standing in the way of protecting the human rights of LGBT people rest on deeply...

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