The speech that I decided to do is John F. Kennedy's Address to the Houston Ministerial Association. I will be using both external and internal criticism. With the external criticism I will be examining the time, the occasion, how the audience reacted, John F Kennedy's biographical factors and the effects of the speech. John F Kennedy came from a strong political family, was well educated, defended his country in WW II and received rewards for his courage and bravery, and along with his political career that lead him to the nomination for presidency in 1960. With in the internal criticism I will be looking at the invention, organization, style, and presentation. I will show how he used logical proof, ethical proof, and pathetic proof to sway his audience from viewing him as the Catholic candidate for presidency and how this speech contributed to his victory of the 1960 presidential election.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts; his......

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Title: Rhetorical Analysis-Jfk's Address To The Greater Houston Ministerial Association
Approximate Word Count: 2610
Approximate Pages: 11 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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