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Picking Appeals- Takei

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Essay

Complete a rhetorical analysis of Takei’s speech, “Why I Love a Country That Once Betrayed Me” in the space below. Choose one literary device to focus on and analyze how Takei uses that device to appeal to listeners and convey his message; focus on only one rhetorical appeal. Your response should have: two-three properly cited quotes from the speech, a specific and arguable claim, and an in-depth analysis of how the quotes you have chosen show Takei’s effectiveness at conveying his message. This response is not about proving that he used imagery, compare and contrast, or repetition, etc.– it is about analyzing how his use of literary devices effectively conveys his message. Responses must be 400-450 words in length

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