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Rhetorical Analysis Of Malala Yousafzai Nobel Peace Prize Speech

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Malala Yousafzai Nobel Peace Prize Speech Analysis “I am those 66 million girls who are deprived of education. And today I am not raising my voice, it is the voice of those 66 million girls.” Malala Yousafzai makes this statement in her speech to the Nobel Committee as the first Pakistani and, at the age of sixteen, the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize Award. Malala was unfortunately shot in the head by a member of the Taliban, due to the fact that she defied a culture that did not allow girls to have an education. Despite her brush with death, she not only recovered, but became a champion for the rights of children and girls around the world to receive an education. Malala delivered a speech before the Nobel Committee …show more content…

Her use of pathos allows her to connect with the audience on an emotional level and helps drive home her argument.
Additionally, her use of ethos allows her to present herself to t audience as a reliable figure by saying, “some people call me the girl who was shot by the Taliban… some people call me a nobel Laureate now.” She convinces the audience of her credibility by reminding them of her personal experience and that she stands as a credible source. Malala says that the award is not only for her, but “ the Nobel Peace Prize money [will be dedicated] to the Malala Fund”, the official organization led by Malala Yousafzai. She builds on personal examples from her life to support the issue, which shows that she has first-hand experience with the problem and that she is dedicated to finding a solution.
Together with strong appeals to pathos and ethos, she establishes the significance of this subject, persuading the audience to listen to her call to action. She says “Dear sisters and brothers, dear fellow children, we must work...not wait. Not just the politicians and the world leaders, we all need to contribute. Me. You. We. It is our duty” (Malala). She reinforces her ideas and provides the strength and seriousness that the topic deserves, while motivating the audience to unite and face this issue. Furthermore, she says that

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