sadat audience Flashcards
topic sentence?
Similarly (Keating), Sadat uses rhetorical techniques to effectively engage his diverse audience emotionally and mentality, contributing to the integrity of his values and vision.
highlights?
that for a peaceful national identity to be established for both Arab nations and Israel, a sense of unity and acceptance must be first achieved amongst warring nations and the mindsets of their civilians. Sadat advocates for reconciliation between two parties, similar to Keating and Pearson.
how does he open his speech?
speech by focusing on the commonalities of those who have faith to engage and unite them “on common ground”, rather than focusing on regional issues and cultural differences.
why use inclusive language?
Sadat uses inclusive language, “us”, “you”, “we” and “our” which compels listeners to join the speaker in a common goal for peace between the two countries.
extended metaphor
Furthermore, the powerful extended metaphor of the concept of the wall/barrier in “a huge wall between us” and “Yet there remained another wall. This wall constitutes a psychological barrier between us. A barrier of suspicion…” explores the division between the mindsets of Arabs and Israelis, confronting the audience which in turn, engages their imagination and creates an atmosphere of urgency to reconcile on the “edge of a horrifying abyss”, to put away their differences and past actions to create “permanent peace based on justice”. As he states several times, with pithy maxims to build great logos, “there is no happiness to the detriment of others”.
what does he work towards?
To work towards the potential for shared humanity, Sadat calls for, “the commitment of conscious and responsibility in the hearts of millions
tried to break mental divide by?
Sadat understood that the audience will be divided in response to his speech but tried to break the mental divide to unite them and aim for reconciliation: “When the bells of peace ring, there will be no hands to beat the drums of war”.
persuade?
He tries to persuade both the wider international and immediate audience to strengthen the existing peace agreement between Egypt and Israel and put an end to the Arab-Israeli Conflict.
quotes
- “on common ground”,
- “us”, “you”, “we” and “our”
- “a huge wall between us”
- “Yet there remained another wall. This wall constitutes a psychological barrier between us. A barrier of suspicion…”
- “edge of a horrifying abyss”
- “permanent peace based on justice”
- “there is no happiness to the detriment of others”
- “the commitment of conscious and responsibility in the hearts of millions”
- “When the bells of peace ring, there will be no hands to beat the drums of war”
critics?
“He’s seen as a man who if there were more like him in this world, then perhaps we’d be able to live in peace”
– Hirsch Goodman
“ I think this is a great achievement”
– Mohammed Kamal
