Political Speeches and the Techniques Used

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Has the approach to making

political speeches changed over

time?George Luxton 12F


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This was their finest hour


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War on Iraq


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Personal Pronouns


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Total Use

Blair Churchill

We 66 90% 1.34% 2.06%

I 33 32

% 0.67% 0.73%

Their 7 36

% 0.14% 0.82%

They 23 29

% 0.47% 0.66%


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Use of we

Blair ChurchillWe 66 90

% 1.34% 2.06%


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Use of weHere is wherewe come to the Navy--and after all,we

have a Navy. Some people seem to forget thatwe have a

Navy.Wemust remind them.

..we could give no air support to our surface ships, andconsequently, lying aswe did close to the enemy's main

air power,we were compelled to use only oursubmarines.We could not enforce the decisive blockadeor interruption which is possible from surface vessels


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Why We is used often

Responsibility

Unity


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Linguistic Analysis


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Rule of Three That was our constant fear, one blow after another,

terrible losses, frightful danger

- Churchill

Freedom, democracy, tolerance

- Blair


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Subliminal Emphasis on Rule of Three

Force... Force... force

Wait... Waiting... waiting

Dangerous... dangerous... dangerous

Dispute... dispute... dispute

I know... I know... I know... We know


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Rhetorical Questioning We may now ask ourselves: in what way has our

position worsened since the beginning of the war?

- Churchill


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Rhetorical Questioning But why does it matter so much?

So: why does it matter so much?

What changed his mind? (the threat of force)

What changed his mind? (the threat of force)

- Blair


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Metaphor All Europe writhing and starving under its (Nazi) cruel

heel.

- Churchill


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Rousing Our fighter pilots, these splendid men, this brilliant

youth who will have the glory of saving their native land,

their island home, and all they love.-Churchill

... brave men and women of whom we can feel proud,whose morale is high, and whose purpose is clear.

- Blair


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Language to Create Fear The enemy is crafty and there is no dirty trick he will

not do.

- Churchill

Just last week someone slandering Saddam, was tied toa lamp post in a street in Baghdad. His tongue was cutout, mutilated, and left to bleed to death as a warning toothers.

- Blair


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Humour Some people seem to forget we have a Navy, we must

remind them.

- Churchill


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The Ending We have the courage to do the right thing

- Blair

For a thousand years, men will still say, this was theirfinest hour

- Churchill


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ConclusionHas the approach to makingpolitical speeches changed over

time?


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Conclusion Rule of Three

Rhetorical Questioning

Language to Create Fear

Metaphor

Humour

Personal Pronouns


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References Heffer, S. (2007) Great British Speeches London:

Quercus.

Churchill, W (1940) Their Finest Hour Speech given tohouse commons on 18th June. Available atwww.churchill-society-london.org.uk

Blair, T (2003) Speech given to parliament , and the

public on the 18th

of March. Richards, J (2007)RhetoricAbingdon: Routledge
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