Persuasive Powers of the Reknown Gandhi and Daldier

Every successful movement through speeches has always conveyed a more in depth message of the writer’s true purpose. There are many ways in which a writer uses rhetorical devices such as diction, style of word arrangement, purpose, and tone in order to achieve his effects upon his audience. Although there are different uses of rhetorical devices in speeches, Mahatma Gandhi’s, â€Å"The Quit India,† and Edouard Daladier’s January 29, 1940 address, â€Å"The Nazi’s Aim is Slavery,† to the people of France, were excellent examples of how an author uses ethos, logos pathos, context and tone. Mahatma Gandhi and Edouard Daladier’s achievement of their intended effects can be clearly seen through their use of these rhetorical devices. Mahatma Gandhi’s†¦show more content†¦Gandhi’s vision for the future of his country’s people and their government is one that uplifts his audience because he envisions a land with freedom for all its inhabitants no matter what their race, social, or religious background. Gandhi states in this quote: I believe that in history of the world, there has not been a more genuinely democratic struggle for freedom than ours†¦ But it is my conviction that inasmuch as these struggles were fought with the weapon of violence they failed to realize the democratic ideal. In the democracy which I have envisaged, a democracy established by non-violence, there will be equal freedom for all. Everybody will be his own master. It is to join struggle for such democracy that I invite you today. Once you realize this you will forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims, and think of yourselves as Indians only, engaged in the common struggle for independence. The Nazi regime was one of the worst genocide episodes in the history of the world; over six million people were brutally murdered for a cause proposed by a narrow minded power monger who sought to take over the world and impose the existence of a â€Å"pure race,† not only on Europe, but also the whole world. Daladier knew what Adolf Hitler’s grand scheme was and he was going to let it be known to his country and to all those who opposed the Nazi Germany institution. In Daladier’s