Rhetorical Analysis Of Sarah Palin's Speech

During the presidential elections of 2016, Sarah Palin was chosen to endorse Donald Trump. The speech was presented in the Republican National convention in St. Paul. Her job was to make Trump sound like the best candidate there was in order to gain more supporters as well as votes. In 2016, during a patriotic speech to voters everywhere Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, evoked sarcasm and devotion frankly by exposing and bringing forward new perspectives on the academic debate. Through the use of allusion and coarse language and strong put downs along with her stern voice and amplification, Sarah Palin lured in voters and ensured them that Donald Trump is the best suited candidate to run our country eventually putting him on a pedestal

This speech was attacked from all angles because of some of the mistakes that were plucked out and analyzed by many. First, Palin’s outrageous assumptions about the Democratic establishment threw many listeners off guard. Stating that democrats comply with the old school contender more even if it’s not what is best for our country is a offensive statement that was not backed up the slightest. When trying to present someone to the world of different political views it was not the best idea for Palin to shoot down one of the biggest parties in the election. Second, her repetitive and sloppy choice of words was extremely difficult to keep up with for instance, “Well, and then, funny, ha ha, not funny, but now, what they’re doing is wailing,” and “He builds things, he builds big things, things that touch the sky.” While representing a popular politician it is important to show an educated perspective to the people firmly so that trust is developed throughout the speech, Palin failed at this miserably. Finally, during a sensitive time period with bombings and fighting Palin makes a reference about how politicians wear their, “political correctness kind of like a suicide vest.” If the previous unrecommended techniques Palin used didn’t run off listeners this surely did. However, despite the cons of Palin’s endorsement she did an outstanding job on communicating to her appointed audience. She knew she was stepping into a room filled with Republicans and appointed them appropriately. Moreover, nowadays society has become more acceptable with casual language during professional circumstances and Palin had a fine mix between proper and improper speech that fitted within her time period. Overall, Sarah Palin’s endorsement speech was not perfect and had many hiccups, but what it did do was set up a platform for Donald Trump to get a running start on