Clinton Vs. Palin speeches (redone)

The two sets of remarks prepared by Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, both women, have interesting differences in style and writing, however this essay shall concentrate on the former more than the latter.

Hillary Clinton tends to use pathos, attacks on the republicans, and a bit of logos as her main points. Her idea of pathos is becoming close to the common citizen, even becoming the common citizen's friend. A great example of this can be found within the first page when Mrs. Clinton describes her trip around the country: "You taught me so much, you made me laugh, and... you even made me cry. You allowed me to become part of your lives. And you became part of mine." Thus, one of the appeals of choosing Hillary Clinton as president would have been the pathos idea that she is a good representative of the people of the United States. Along with the copious amounts of pathos Mrs. Clinton uses, she also uses some logos, or logical arguments, against the Republican Party, or more specifically, John McCain. These arguments she probably deems as true, hence why she endorsed Barack Obama, can be found on the fourth page of her notes. "More economic stagnation... and less affordable health care. More high gas prices... and less alternative energy." are just a few of the things she says that "four more years... of the last eight years" would bring us, accusing McCain of being just like Bush. This is the third of Mrs. Clinton's strategies, attacks. A good example of this can be found as in the fourth paragraph, where she states: "I haven't spent the past 35 years [...] to see another Republican in the White House squander the promise of our country and the hopes of out people." This is funny, because 35 years ago, Barack Obama would be in his teens, so either Hillary Clinton is saying she's been preparing Obama since he was a child to be in office, or a direct attack on McCain.

Palin's techniques are quite different however. She uses about as much pathos as logos, again with little ethos. Most of her pathos is when she talks about McCain's past experience, such as when she tells of an anecdote of Mr. McCain's experiences in Vietnam, or when she describes her family, a subject where emotion is appropriate. Another thing that Palin does is address the attacks sent from Hillary Clinton, without attacking Obama as Clinton attacked McCain. This can be found when Palin says: "There are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change.", telling the reader that McCain will not be like the previous president, contrary to Clinton's beliefs. Palin also appeals to women across the country. For example she states: "This is America, and every woman can walk through every door of opportunity." It is peculiar that although both Palin and Clinton are women, only Palin appeals to the women listening to her speech.

However, there are also some points/audiences that both women address. One of them is autistic children or children with special needs. Clinton addresses this by connecting with one of her citizen-friends during her trip around the country, and Palin has a child with down syndrome, which she talks about.