Rhetorical Analysis Of Ban Ki-Moon

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This is an address called “We the Peoples”, to the 66th General Assembly by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Ban Ki-Moon is a South Korean statesman and politician who is the eighth, and the current Secretary-General of the United Nations. The gist of his address is to appeal worldwide governments, Excellences and people to make a better world by finding greater peace, prosperity and justice in crimes. According to Ban Ki moon, governments cannot do the job alone, thus the U.N and each government “must harness the full power of partnership across the Organization.”
The intended audiences are most likely, Excellencies and people who are interested in the UN. As this address is to the UN’s 66th general assembly, the main goals are announcing
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Likewise, people who are interested in the UN, including leaders of the world and students whoever need to research global current issues or find great address/ article to analyze and write about rhetorical strategies like me are also intended audiences. On the other hands, as this address is mainly to make the world better, terrorists and radical anti-governments are excluded from the audience. I make such assessments because of the …show more content…
He brings intended audiences up against the world peace by concisely airing recent conflicts of Afghanistan, Iraq, Darfur, Sudan, Middle East (Palestinians and Israel), and Somalia. What is more, when he mentioned about nuclear accidents in Fukushima, I instinctively nod my head. There are no doubt those issues of safety and securities are very important. On average, his usages of cases to support his claims are influential, persuasive and trustworthy. In personal opinion, his usage of cases is smart maneuver because statistics and media such as video footages can be adroitly manipulate the truth, whereas events itself are hard to undo or