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ReplyDeleteMitch Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans argues for the removal of the Confederate statues due to his belief that there is a neglected truth in our history about the torments of slavery and an extreme white supremacy that is being revered by keeping the statues erected. Being the mayor gives him automatics ethos but his ability to reference historical information such as New Orleans being the largest slave market adds to his credibility and citing statistics such as “nearly 4000 of our fellow citizens were lynched, 540 alone in Louisiana”, help him appeal to logos. In this statement, the word “fellow” is meant to appeal to the pathos or emotion of the audience by establishing a common ground between citizens and the word “alone” is adds a magnitude to the severity of the torment humans have been through. His reference to the Confederacy as being on “ the wrong side of humanity” adds a weight to his implication that he the confederates were cruel people who were commemorated despite have committed heinous acts against human beings and keep them up would only send out the message that they are “still in charge in this city”, this city referring to New Orleans. Landrieu’s repetition of the word “wrong” establishes a strong stance against the confedarate cause and the statues staying up. Although a Democrat, Landrieu quotes a well known republican president, George Bush, that Republicans in the city and nation are more likely cohere with, thus once again appealing to the ethos of all the audience and not just the democratic portion. Landrieu also makes it a point to repeat the word, “truth” to emphasize that truth is what is being denied when commemorating statues of the Confederates. Landrieu concludes his speech with the encouragement to “come together and heal and focus on our larger task” because he wants to make known that removing the statues can somewhat heal the pain felt by the oppressed for so many centuries and provide a closure on the fact that an effort is being made to respect those who deserve respect and removing those who don’t.
#thetruthofslavery
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The Confederate Monuments have been a large and ongoing debate, some arguing that they should be left standing because they are a needed reminder of the dark times in history. Others stating that they should be removed because they don’t represent America’s full history. In his speech addressing this debate, Mayor Mitch Landrieu appeals to his audience using ethos and pathos, to help convey his argument that these monuments should be removed. In his speech he states “hundreds of thousands of souls were bought, sold and shipped...to lives of forced labor of misery of rape, of torture” (Landrieu, 2018) Using these words Landrieu is able to appeal to both pathos and logos, he’s able to imply the large number of people who were enslaved, but is also able to use harsh words to create a strong emotional reaction from his audience. Landrieu continues to do this in his speech. For example, when he says “...beaten to a bloody pulp“ this continues to create an impactful image within the audience, captivating the their attention, in order to to create a transition to his arguments. Landrieu soon does this, using these rhetorical strategies, he states that there are “no prominent markers on public land to remember the lynchings or the slaves blocks” (Landrieu, 2018) By using specific word choice in the introducing of his claim, Landrieu is able to draw an emotional reaction from his audience, strengthening his arguments in the minds of their readers. He is able to convey his belief that these Monuments should be removed because they do not capture the full story, including both perspectives of America’s history.
To conclude, Landrieu uses pathos and logos to appeal to his audience, and help convey his message that the the Confederate Monuments should be removed.
Mayor of New Orleans, Mitch Landrieus speaks about the current controversy involving confederate monuments in the area. Many civil rights activist view these monuments as a disgrace to the nation as they remind the people of the horrific events that took place not so long ago. In Landrieus's speak he argues on how they should be removed and does so by appealing to both pathos and logos, evoking emotion to the audience while also building a connection with those who are on his side. In his speech he states "We have not erased history, we are becoming part of the city's history by righting the wrong image these monuments represent" by doing so Landrieu is using emotionally loaded language to build up an emotional connection with the audience and proving how the removal of these statues would be a great deed to the nation. Landrieu also appeals to logos by stating " Instead of recovering a 4 year brief historical aberration that was called the confederacy, we can celebrate all 300 years of our rich diverse history as a place named New Orleans". By stating the years, Landrieu is creating a logical example as to why the removal of these monuments would be positive as it expresses the kindness and well being of the New Orleanians.
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ReplyDeleteMitch Landrieu the mayor of New Orleans spoke on the removal of Confederate statues in New Orleans on May 23, 2017. In his speech he argued that the Confederate statues should be removed because they represent more than just Confederacy but the ideology behind it such as the history of slavery in New Orleans and white supremacy. Landrieu appeals to pathos in this speech in order to persuade the audience effectively into the removal of Confederate monuments. He wants people to understand what Confederacy really is in order to persuade them into the removal of the monuments. Landrieu states “these monuments purposefully celebrate a fictional, sanitized Confederacy; ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement, and the terror that it actually stood for”. Through a vivid description defining what the Confederate monuments stand for, Landrieu reaffirms the darker moments of New Orleans history that they ignore. He evokes a rational response in the audience through words like “fictional” and “sanitized” that create a false interpretation.
Landrieu also appeals to pathos when comparing the Confederate statues to actions of the Ku Klux Klan which was present in the time period of Confederacy. Landrieu explains, “After the Civil War, these statues were a part of that terrorism as much as a burning cross on someone’s lawn”. When Landrieu references the Confederate monuments from when they were first placed in New Orleans, he is appealing to pathos. Through his vivid word choice and imagery of a “burning cross” and “terrorism” he evokes a feeling of fear in the audience which continues to persuade them into Landrieu’s argument.
Landrieu also demonstrates the use of logos through his speech in order to define Confederacy. He quotes a member of the Confederacy when he says “that slavery -subordination to the superior race- is his natural and normal condition”. Through a historical reference to Alexander Stephens, vice president of the Confederacy, Landrieu reaffirms the negative beliefs and what the statues stand for. The logical appeals to this connection emphasize the importance of bringing this negative legacy to an end by removing the monuments. Therefore, Mitch Landrieu effectively appeals to pathos and logos to persuade the audience into the removal of Confederate statues.
# Defining monuments
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Confederate Monuments are creating many controversial issues today. Many people support these confederate monuments because many feel like it represents history, and supports “ southern pride.” On the other hand, others believe that it serves as a constant reminder of everyday racism and that it should represent the darker moments. In Mitch Landrieu’s speech, he argues that these monuments leave out the greater cause or picture of the darker moments in history and just promotes white supremacy which causes many people to believe something that isn’t true about New Orleans. In order for him to persuade his audience into believing his arguments and supporting the removal of the Confederate monuments he appeals to logos and pathos to help establish an easier connection with those listening to his speech. For example, he states “ erected 166 after founding our city… 19 years after the civil war.” Through factual ideas and statistics, Landrieu acknowledges the time period in which the monuments were created during the dark period of unpatriotic men fighting against the United States. This logical appeal establishes relevance towards his audience because many people would start realizing that they have been showing respect to the wrong group of people. Therefore this leads the audience to believe that taking down these monuments should happen because many people want to honor those who did fight for America.He continues to appeal to logos when saying “ ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement.” By creating a definition for Confederate monuments he emphasizes that these monuments are telling one side of the story and leaving out the greater picture. This logical appeal creates a better connection between him and the audience because those who were affected by slavery and racism would easily recognize that Landrieu is trying to make New Orleans a better place.
Landrieu also appealed to pathos the further emphasize the negative effect of these statues. He states “ part of terrorism… burning cross...shadows.” Through the use of vivid description and imagery, Landrieu further emphasizes that these monuments are a burden towards the people of New Orleans because it promotes racism and protects those who want America to go into the negative direction. Overall, throughout Landrieu’s speech he effectively appeals to logos and pathos in order to make his audience feel that the monuments should be removed.
In his 2017 speech on the removal of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans, mayor Mitch Landrieu insists that the removal of these monuments is crucial for setting the right example for the future and setting straight, the truth behind our history. Through a vivid definition of Confederacy monuments, vivid word choice that evoke feelings of fear into the audience, and figurative language, Landrieu appeals to pathos to activate the audience’s more vulnerable emotions and persuade them of his arguments.
ReplyDeleteLandrieu appeals to pathos through vivid descriptions that define the true meaning of what a Confederate statue is. He claims, they are not just “innocent remembrances of a benign history,” but rather, “purposefully celebrate a fictional, sanitized Confederacy; ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement and terror.” By incorporating words like “sanitized” and “death” into his definition, Landrieu contrasts two worlds; the fake world that the monument stands for, and the truth that is actually grounded in our history. This emotional appeal drives the audience to recognize the dark truth and eliminate the false interpretation they may have held. Landrieu appeals to their emotions further, when he goes on to say, “these statues were a part of that terrorism as much as a burning cross on someone's lawn.” Through the use of vivid word choice like “terrorism,” and dark images like a “burning cross,” Landrieu appeals to pathos to evoke a sense of fear in the audience. He reaffirms that the monuments stand for darker moments in our history that they don’t recognize.
Finally, Landrieu uses figurative language to appeal to the softer sides of the audience when he states, “It is in this union and in its truth that real patriotism is rooted and flourishes.” This last phrase overly emphasizes the positive effects that recognizing the real truth will lead to, reminding us of yet another reason why the removal of Confederate monuments is the right action to take. Although patriotism is not necessarily “rooted” from the ground, it is essential to our society, and Landrieu insists that patriotism can only happen once we accept the truth and rid the statues of their lies.
Thus, through a vivid definition of what true Confederacy was, frightening vivid word choice, and figurative language, Mitch Landrieu appeals to his audience’s emotions, urging them to acknowledge the truth and importance of the removal of all Confederate statues in New Orleans.
#NOtoconfederacy
ReplyDeleteNew Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu discusses the removal of Confederate monuments in his speech delivered in May of 2017. Landrieu establishes an appeal to Pathos as he uses a great variety of emotional techniques such as emotionally loaded language, tone and vivid descriptions to evoke a response of sympathy from the audience. For instance, when Landrieu considers the historical past of New Orleans, he emphasizes the ill-treatment of black subjects by illustrating “freedom riders coming to New Orleans were beaten to a bloody pulp”. Through the utilization of such language, Landrieu accounts for the harsh brutality African Americans experienced by Confederates. By doing so, Landrieu evokes a sense of solicitude from the audience that essentially conveys his removal of the monuments was righteous.
Landrieu further magnifies just how the monuments lacked any sort of respect to African-Americans when he considers his own particular definition of the monuments. Landrieu declares, “these monuments purposefully celebrate a fictional, sanitized Confederacy; ignoring the death, enslavement, and terror that it actually stood for”. In other words, Landrieu magnifies just how much the monuments lack respect to African-Americans as they completely disregard the meaning African-Americans regard within the monuments. By using such a sorrow tone, Landrieu essentially evokes an emotion of anger within the audience towards the Confederate monuments to further accentuate that his removal of them is essentially appropriate.
Landrieu finally establishes his appeal to Pathos when he applies a vivid description to his speech that magnifies the insolent meaning behind the Confederate monuments. When Landrieu considers the amount of incivility recognized by African-Americans of the monuments, he exemplifies, “these statues were a part of that terrorism as much as a burning cross on someone’s lawn”. In other words, Landrieu asserts the lack of respect the monuments offer to black subjects. This elicits a response of fear to Landrieu's audience as it brings into question just how the Confederate monuments were standing for as long as they did with such a dark idea behind them. Thus, Landrieu's audience grows more approving of the fact that he had the monuments taken down.
Ultimately, Landrieu implements the artistic appeal of Pathos within his speech to portray that the removal of the Confederate monuments in New Orleans is solely for the purpose of respecting African-Americans.
#evilsofconfederacy
ReplyDeleteMitch Landrieu, the mayor of New Orleans, argued for the removal of Confederate statues in his speech in 2017. While some argued that the Confederate statues should remain because it represented “southern pride”, many others believed that they should be removed after seeing ahead of them the racism spreading in the world. Landrieu insisted that the removal of the statues would reveal the real truth behind Confederacy and slavery and also prevent people from thinking New Orleans is for white supremacy. He convinced the audience to believe in his views of Confederacy by appealing to logos and pathos. Landrieu appealed to logos by stating factual ideas and statistics and citations from experts. For instance, he brought up the point made by the Vice President of Confederacy, Alexander Stephens, and disagreed with his statement that slavery was a “natural and normal condition”. Landrieu disagreed by calling this “the tragedy over a thousand bare feet”. Through the use of factual ideas and statistics, he implied that slavery was a “tragedy” and thousands were affected by it through torture, repression, and discrimination. With this point made, he conveyed to the audience that what Stephens claimed was false. He transitions to the appeal of pathos by using vivid descriptions, emotionally loaded language, and figurative language when he later mentioned the words and phrases, “gently peel from your hands the grip on a false narrative”, “weakens us”, and “wrong turn”. Through the use of vivid descriptions and figurative language, Landrieu emphasized that people have been seeing only one side of history (the benefits of keeping the statues) and urged that they should understand and be informed the real truth of Confederacy. The words “peel from your hands the grip on the false narrative” is an example of vivid description and emotionally loaded language because readers/the audience could clearly picture this in their heads and understand Landrieu’s point. Thus, this was how Mitch Landrieu appealed to logos and pathos in his speech and conveyed his message to his audience.
#DarkofConfederacy
ReplyDeleteThe discussion sparked a debate as Mitch Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans, argues for the Confederate statues to be removed as they shut down the dark history.
Landrieu defines the Confederacy to be “on its wrong side of humanity” to develop the indicated meaning that the Confederate monuments “ignore the death” and are “ignoring the enslavement, and the terror it stands for” (Landrieu, 2017). With his definition of what the monuments stands for, Landrieu emphasizes that they were symbols of hate and division from white supremacy. This logical appeal establishes a rational response towards New Orleanians as they are being convinced with the truth that lies behind the history as it paid no attention to the victims. In addition, the words “wrong” and “ignore” also appeals to pathos as it evokes an emotional tone of anger and frustration of the horror the enslaved had gone through. Landrieu continues to appeal to logos and pathos as he uses vivid description on figurative language and the quotations from the Vice President of the Confederacy. Landrieu refers the Confederate monuments as “part of that terrorism as much as a burning cross on someone’s lawn,” a simile that compares a destroyed cross to the disrupting history the Confederacy consists of torture. This creates an emotional appeal of sympathy and rage as New Orleanians understands the pain in which feels sympathetic for them having to deal with such abuse. He reinforces his argument on the removal of the statues as he quotes from Alexander Stephens that the Confederacy’s “cornerstone rests upon the great truth” that “the negro is not equal to the white man” (Landrieu, 2017). Through this, it intensifies the belief of how the monuments sends a reminder of who was superior and inferior. This logical appeal helps persuade New Orleanians that the monuments weakened America. Overall, Landrieu’s speech on the removal of the statues using his appeals to logos and pathos was a way to have a “straighter path towards a better city” (Landrieu, 2017) that focuses on the significance of removing the Confederate statues.
In Mitch Landrieu speech in 2017 on the removal of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans he defends the removal with the application of Pathos throughout his speech to convey the message #RememberandMove on. In the speech, Landrieu acknowledges the dark history of these monuments but also acknowledges what they represent because of that history, and that is not equality or appreciation but the opposite.
ReplyDeleteLandrieu quotes George Bush, “A great nations does not hide it’s history. It faces its flaws and corrects them.” Landrieu references George Bush making his argument credible because it demontrates the perspective of those who might want to keep the monuments up, since Bush represents the Republican Party and majority of people who are in favor of the monuments are Republicans. Also, Landrieu portrays this testimony from Bush to persuade and evoke those in favor of the monuments to understand why they should be brought down. That America cant ignore its problems but has to face them and acknowledge that they’re there to fully diminish them.
Also, Landrieu strong choice of diction and repetition unfolds emotionally loaded language and help conclude his message. For instance, “ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement, and the terror that it actually stood for.” Landreui chooses and applies the verb “ignore” to emphasize that keeping the monuments up is denying the significant aspect of our history. He then follows the verb with vivid descriptions of slavery because they’re traumatic to evoke his arguments that the monuments should be taken down.
#ProperRepresentationForNewOrleans
ReplyDeleteMitch Landrieu mayor of New Orleans grabs the attention of many from his persuasive speech on the removal of the condensate monuments. Landrieu using examples and diction to establish his argument and appeal to both logos and pathos. Landrieu announced the listed examples of natural disasters and conflicts that make up the city New Orleans. “After Katrina —after the national recession”(Landrieu,2017) by listing historical examples he highlights the darker moments of history. By speaking on these tragedies Landrieu provides logical support to his argument on why the confederate monuments don’t represent New Orleans history which appeals to logos.
Landrieu strengthens his argument by using diction to articulate his opinion on the confederate monuments. “First erected as a symbols of white supremacy”
(Landrieu, 2017).The word “erected” and “symbol” are significant to his statement because using language like this draws out emotional response from the argument. Landrieu creates a barrier between admirability and inaccuracy by using the word symbol to portray the confederate monuments. The use of diction allows Landrieu to appeal to pathos and connect the audiences personal beliefs to the overall message. Landrieu reasonably used diversity as a starting point to clarify what embodies the city New Orleans. By unfolding the truth of the city he is able to build his argument on the false reputation that he monuments set for the city. Mitch Landrieu is able to shape such a strong argument by appealing to both pathos and logos through rhetorical strategies.
Mitch landrieu the New Orleans mayor argues that the confederate statues in new should be taken down due to the fact that it paints a false idea of the past of the region. Through the speech he uses ethos to give people comfort while also showing what is wrong with the city. He uses ethos by presenting facts like “4000 of our fellow citizens were lynched”. By using words like fellow he gives a sense of community in order to show that by having the statue up they are are keeping this horrific in the memory is their fellow citizens. Another place he appeals to ethos is in his phrase “to put the confederacy on a pedestal in our most prominent place of honor is an inaccurate recitation of our full past”. This also appeals to ethos because to the children of New Orleans it would paint a picture of the confederacy in a place of honor giving them a false sense of what the confederacy actually represented. Towards the end of the article he uses words such as “lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations”. This ends the speech on a high note because it represents that we are on a path to mend the atrocious crimes we committed while also showing that we still have a long path ahead. Overall his Speech mostly appeals to the ethos of the listener/reader by forcing them to look at the past of the great city while also providing hope for the future to come .
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The debate as to whether or the not the confederate monuments should be removed has been going on for some time now. On one hand, they represent a big part of America’s history, but also was not a time Americans should be proud of or constantly reminded of. Mitch Landrieu, the mayor of New Orleans, LA, decided to remove one from his city and have a speech explaining his decision. The argued that they encouraged the outdated idea of white supremacy that goes against the diversity of New Orleans. He states “...after Katerina, after Rita, after Ike, after Gustav...” By using the repetition of all the natural disasters that happened in New Orleans, he is using Logos by demonstrating his knowledge and that they are a city that has had to deal with many tragedies, and had to stay unified even in the dark times. This can appeals to the audiences pathos if they or someone they loved were affected by a natural disaster. Keeping up confederate statues that promote segregation amongst races would cause a potential divide in New Orleans, and based on there geographical locals, they need to stick together and help one another out in case of a catastrophe. Then Landrieu goes on, referring to the statues as “symbols of white supremacy.” The word “symbol” is when something represents something else. Landrieu is asserting his opinion of how the statues are directly representing white supremacy from early America, not the accomplishments or long lasting affects of the leader who it is of. This would appeal to the Pathos of the African American audience whose race was brutally exploited and treated as inferior for many years in early America. This time was dark for everyone, but mostly depressing for African Americans and they do not deserve to constantly be reminded of it. Lastly, Landrieu states “...we are becoming part of the city’s history.” He uses the word “history” to show that whatever happens now will affect the city in the future. Landrieu does this to advocate for a bright and equal future for New Orleans, which would only be possible if the bad times were regraded, but also made sure to never be repeated, meaning that the city would be driven by the idea of racial equality. New Orleans has come a long way from one of the largest slave trades to now one of the most diverse and accepting city in America. Landrieu’s purpose in this speech was to prove that keeping the confederate monuments up could potentially jeopardize that.
Mitch Landrieu, the mayor of New Orleans, gave a speech in 2017 following the removal of the cities final confederate statues. He establishes pathos through shocking images of slavery and white supremacy in the south. In the beginning of his speech Landrieu refers to the “misery of rape, of torture” forced upon African Americans by the confederates. He continues to reference the true history behind the statues with words like “death” “enslavement” and “terror” to provide a vivid description of the time period. His use of diction is intended to evoke an emotional response. Landrieu intends to associate images of death and terror to convince the audience the statues he wants to remove should be rightfully taken down. Landrieu references statistics to further reinforce the “truth” behind the statues; “4000 of our fellow citizens were lynched, 450 alone in Louisiana.” Landrieu includes statistics to appeal to logos, since statistics are irrefutable. Logical evidence combined with shocking imagery and diction that establishes pathos allows him to appeal to those who believe the statues should stay. Landrieu uses logical evidence and imagery to demonstrate how the statues represent white supremacy in the south. He uses the combination to refute opposing claims by shocking the audience and making his claim appear to be the rational and thoughtful conclusion since “the confederacy was on the wrong side of humanity” Landrieu explains the true history behind the statues through pathos and logos while convincing the audience the statues do not belong in the city.
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ReplyDeleteMitch Landrieu, the mayor of New Orleans, argued that Confederate Monuments should be removed due to the concept that the statues represent a history of torment for people of color. In his speech he states “gently peel from your hands the grip of a false narrative of our history” using these words he is able to appeal to the audience sense of emotion. He is able to imply that the truth is that these statues don’t stand for southern pride. Some of the people that are raised on the pedestal were evil. Words like “weakens us” and “wrong turn” suggests that any praise for confederacy is praise against humanity. This furthers his usage of pathos as he is able to translate the pain that millions of enslaved people were forced to go through, and the people that supported that pain were being viewed as heroes. Landrieu continues to state “bid like cattle on a stone worn down” and “tragedy of over a thousand bare feet”. Through these images and emotionally loaded language, Landrieu emphasizes the evils of confederacy by connecting the statues to a long precedent of white supremacy and racism. This further persuades the audience by allowing them to wrongs committed in history and how some may view the statues as a constant reminder of it. Landrieu also uses logos to effectively persuade those who have yet to been convicted my emotional connection. By stating “19 years after the end of the civil war” and “over 166 years after the founding of our city” to provide some historical context. This makes him appear as a man who truly cares about the statues as he appears to be an expert on it. In addition, those who are still questioning his argument are left with the correlation to a time of lesser morals as these were the types of people that were praised at an earlier time. By using both pathos and logos Landrieu is able to clearly state his opinion and belief and persuade people into agreeing.
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ReplyDeleteMitch Landrieu uses rhetorical techniques such as Logos, Pathos, and Ethos to further his argument and allow more attention towards his point of view.
Landrieu uses the rhetorical technique of Pathos to appeal to his audience emotionally. For example, Landrieu states that New Orleans is “a melting pot, a bubbling cauldron of many cultures”. This description of New Orleans using Pathos appeals to the audience's sense of emotion, and allows them to analyze the speech further. Mitch Landrieu also utilizes logos to appeal to the audience’s sense of logic as well. Landrieu states that “nearly 4000 of our fellow citizens were lynched, 540 alone in Louisiana.” This statistic provides a logical explanation as to the importance and severity of slavery in America’s history, specifically in Louisiana. This appeals to the readers sense of Logos, as it provides a logical explanation as to why the audience should accept Landrieu’s proposal to remove confederate statues in Louisiana. This is done as Landrieu explains that the civil war was ultimately fought on the basis of preserving slavery, “the Confederate cause was about maintain slavery and white supremacy”. By providing statistics that show the mass genocide caused by the confederacy and civil war, Landrieu provides a basis for logically accepting that Confederate statues should be tested down.
Landrieu continues to appeal to Pathos, by stating that “We radiate beauty and grace” this description of New Orleans shows the beauty and importance of the state, providing an emotional appeal to the audience that serves to convince them of Landrieu’s argument. This beauty is juxtaposed by Landrieu’s description of the gloominess and depressing nature of the Confederate statues, making it obvious that they should be removed.
#NewOrleansFacts
ReplyDeleteDuring the mayor of New Orleans’ speech about the removal of confederate monuments in New Orleans, Mitch Landrieu appeals to logos referencing statistics and facts. In the beginning of the his article, he says “hundreds of thousands” when he describes how many slaves were brought in America in the past. He continues on to say “4000 of our fellow citizens” to continue to emphasize his credibility on as he proves what he knows about the history of the subject using specific numbers. He then says “540 alone in Louisiana” causing the audience to pay attention using their hometown in his speech. These statistical examples also allow the audience to see the facts on the subject. This allows the argument to be stronger when the audience hears more facts rather than another opinion. Landrieu appeals to everyone who refers to know the facts on subjects that are being spoken about through the use of all the stataistics he uses in his speech.
Mitch Landrieu’s speech also appeals to pathos as he uses strong diction when describing the history of America. He does this when he says “beaten to a bloody pulp” as he explains how bad Freedom riders coming to New Orleans were treated. This causes the audience to react in a disgusted way as they think about how people were treated in their own hometown. He goes on to say “great tradegy….great triumph” to explain what happened in both America and New Orleans in the past. He uses the word “great” followed by these words to get a type of shocked emotion from the audience as they hear what happened in their hometown’s history. He also asks the question “Do you think she will feel inspired and hopeful” when speaking about telling a young black girl who Robert E. Lee is. He does this to cause the audience to have a sad reaction when thinking on what these statues mean for the children.
#N.O.RichInCulture
ReplyDeleteDuring Mitch Landrieu's speech about the removal of Confederate monuments in May of 2017, Landrieu appeals to his audience through technique's of pathos. Landrieu uses a series of vivid description and figurative language throughout his speech. Landrieu is able to get through to his audience because he has already applied to ethos, this is true because he is the mayor of New Orleans which automatically make him credible and trustworthy. Moreover, as Landrieu develops his speech he is able to appeal pathos by creating an emotional response. For example he says “joy of life” which was used to describe New Orleans. In using this language Landrieu is able to evoke an emotional response such as excitement. Furthermore, when Landrieu references the joy of life in New Orleans he is able to make those who live their proud, and he makes others who haven't been there want to visit so they can experience this unique way of life. In addition Landrieu says “ We gave the world this funny thing called jazz.” In doing this Landrieu creates an emotional tone that reminds those in New Orleans that they are responsible for creating many things that are significant in our world today. Lastly, Landrieu appeals to pathos by telling his audience “Out of many we are one.” This is significant because using the words we are one implies that we as a society are together. In doing this Landrieu is able to state why the Confederate monuments should be taken down, because they don't represent us being together as one these monuments represent white power.
#MonumentsAren’tJustStones
ReplyDeleteIn the May of 2017, Mitch Landrieu gave a speech on the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans. He argues that they should be taken down because the monuments represent the Confederacy’s ideology which he describes as “This “cult” had one goal- through monuments and through other means - to rewrite history to hide the truth, which is that the Confederacy was on the wrong side of humanity. First erected over 166 years after the founding of our city and 19 years” He develops his argument by appealing to Logos. By being specific time period, the audience can understand that it was not so long ago and how the idea of Confederacy can still impact their community. He develops his argument by appealing to pathos as well. In his speech, he describes the government he runs as “this, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth.” By describing the New Orleans government using the positive words, he is trying to convince the audience that their government is doing the right thing. He also establishes to make connections with the audience. By doing so, he can appeal to ethos because he can share the same value and be trustworthy. In his speech, he states “We radiate beauty and grace in our food, in our music, in our architecture, in our joy of life, in our celebration of death; in everything that we do.” He is able to convince the audience that they have positive history in New Orleans. He is arguing that the removal of the Confederate statues can be a great thing for their community.
#MonumentsAreNotJustStone
ReplyDeleteOn May 23rd 2017, the mayor of New Orleans, Mitch Landrieu appealed to pathos and logos when he responded to the debate about whether we should remove Confederate monuments. He tries to convey that the history of what the monuments represent is ignored. Landrieu provides a definition of the monuments when he quotes Obama. According to him, the monuments were a “slave auction block”. By supplying a definition of what the monuments stand for, Landrieu is able to appeal to logos. This helps inform the audience about the slavery that occurred in America. He wants people to think about what the monuments tell us about our history. Landrieu utilizes this logical definition in order to prove that the statues have a history that should not be forgotten. Thus, Landrieu is able to persuade the audience appeal to logos using a definition and quotation in order to evoke a cognitive response in the audience. He also uses words such as “tragedy” and “terrorism” to describe the history of the monuments. Through these words, Landrieu is able to appeal to pathos by using emotionally loaded language to evoke sorrow and fear. This makes the audience more likely to be persuaded that the monuments represent something bad. Landrieu also uses words to highlight what the monuments celebrate and what they ignore. He affirms that the monuments ignore the “death” “enslavement” and “terror”. These words evoke an emotional response in the audience because they are reminded of the history of slavery and all the lives that were lost. This appeals to pathos because the audience’s emotions are affected in order to be easily persuaded. In conclusion, Landrieu uses definitions, quotations and emotionally loaded language to appeal to logos and pathos and convince the audience that the monuments do not represent something reputable but the history is quite distressing .
The southern area of the United States are experiencing conflicts in regard to the monuments that are glorifying Confederate leaders. The Confederacy was established prior to the Civil War. This was because the southern states seceded from the Union in order to preserve slavery. Ultimately, the south was defeated in the war. Throughout time, monuments and statues have been created that show Confederate leaders. They are located in the southern states that were involved. As of now, some of these monuments are being removed, one place is New Orleans. Mitch Landrieu, the mayor of New Orleans, decided to remove the monuments that are glorifying the Confederate leaders. In order to communicate the reasons behind his decision, he appeals to the techniques pathos and logos. Landrieu uses emotion, tone, and vivid descriptions of the history of America to portray the justification of removing these monuments. Landrieu uses pathos so that the audience can sympathize with his explanation. He also wants the audience to know of the brutality that many people faced during times of the Confederacy. As he states, "where Freedom riders coming to New Orleans were beaten to a bloody pulp... and it is the searing truth". Landrieu explains how those who were free that arrived to New Orleans were disrespected and were physically harmed with no justification. At the end he states "and it is the searing truth" to portray the harsh reality of those situations. He wants his audience to understand that this topic is something that they cannot avoid, they as people have to come together to realize that glorifying brutality is simply wrong and inhumane. He appeals to pathos by trying to evoke an emotion of sadness. Furthermore, Landrieu communicates his claim through appealing to logos. He appeals to logos by including statistics and facts to support his claim that the monuments must be removed. As he states, "New Orleans was America’s largest slave market: a port where hundreds of thousnads of souls were bought, sold and shipped up the Mississippi River to lives of forced labor of misery of rape, of torture”. Landrieu includes this statistic to show how the viciousness of the Confederacy affected people. He then uses this aspect to support the removal of the Confederate monuments. He appeals to logos to be logical, to show the audience specific numbers that portray a meaning that relates to the removal of the monuments. All in all, Mitch Landrieu appeals to to pathos and logos to support his claim that the monuments of Confederate leaders should be taken down.
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ReplyDeleteThroughout Mitch Landrieu’s speech, he uses different ways of communicating through pathos and logos to get to his audience and persuade them. Through factual ideas and statistics, Landrieu acknowledges the time at which the first monuments of a dark history were erected “166 years after the founding of our city… 19 years after the civil war.” (Landrieu). People were supposed to see these monuments as communicating something much different than their dark past. By creating a definition for these confederate monuments, Landrieu emphasizes that these monuments are telling a false story of New Orleans past and it leaves the more important parts of the history. Landrieu would say that these monuments are “ignoring the death… enslavement and the terror that it actually stood for.” (Landrieu). this is relevant to the audience since he shows his recognitions of the moments that created New Orleans. Then Landrieu continues to talk about the monuments and what they meant to the people of new orleans. Through the use of vivid descriptions of those monuments, Landrieu emphasizes that these monuments are a burden to the people of New Orleans, as it promotes terrorism and was as much of a burden “... as much as a burning cross on someones lawn.” (Landrieu). By using the words “Burning cross,” he creates relevance towards his audience by communicating that these monuments should be taken down to stop the burden on these people.
Mitch Landrieu is the governor of New Orleans, where many confederate monuments still stand today. He gave a speech in May of 2017 following the removal of four confederate statues in New Orleans. Mitch Landrieu employs pathos and logos extremely well and entices his audience with powerful diction and string tones that both highlight the underlying message of the text. He wants to tell people why the statues were taken down and why it was long overdue.
ReplyDeleteLandrieu’s superb usage of pathos in his diction help to bolster his argument and to entice his audience to not only keep listening with baited breath, but also to agree with him. There are many points in the passage where Landrieu uses Pathos, but one of the most impactful is an example he gave on the third page. He said that someone he knew once told him to imagine being an African American mother or father trying to describe why a statue of Robert E. Lee was standing proudly in the middle of their city. He uses words/phrases like “look into that young girl’s eyes” and “Can you do it?” To emphasize how difficult it would be to explain such a complex and dark subject so an African American child.
Furthermore, he uses logos to reinforce his argument and further enhance his tone. When he speaks about New Orleans history he talks about its history as a large slave market, and how that is ignored by the people who revere the statues. He uses phrases like “searing truth” that are clearly employing Logos to keep his audience engaged and and win them over with reason. “Searing” shows the severity, and “truth” is a logos technique, suggesting that it is facts and thus the audience should believe and trust him.
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ReplyDeleteMitch Landrieu, the mayor of New Orleans, delivered a speech in 2017 following the removal of confederate statues in New Orleans. He appeals to pathos through chilling images of slavery and white supremacy in the south. In the beginning of the speech, Landrieu refers to the “misery of rape, of torture” forced upon African Americans by confederates. He continues to reference the history behind these statues through words such as “death”, “enslavement”, and “terror” to provide a vivid description of the time period as well as to invoke a possibly emotional response from the audience. Landrieu associates with images of death and terror to persuade the audience that these statues rightfully deserve to be taken down. Landrieu references a statistic to further reinforce the truth behind these statues stating, “4000 of our fellow citizens were lynched, 450 alone in Louisiana.” (Landrieu, 2017) Landrieu includes these statistics to appeal to logos, this is mainly to build credibility through real, undeniable facts. Logical evidence combined with the shocking imagery and diction as referred to above appeals to pathos tp allow him to connect to those who believe the statues need to stay and persuade them otherwise. He uses the combination to refute opposing claims by exposing the audience to what these statues really mean. Thus making his claim appear to be the rational and thoughtful conclusion because as Landrieu says “the confederacy was on the wrong side of humanity” (Landrieu, 2017) Landrieu explains the history behind the confederate statues through pathos and logos to connect to the audience on multiple levels, thus convincing them that these statues need to be taken down.
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