Dolly Parton Commencement Speech, Rhetorical Analysis
By Migion Booth Dolly Parton, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, Arthur, businesswomen, and philanthropist, is an American women primary known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton is a very successful women, due to her determination to be great. An because of her determination to be successful and actually being successful she was asked to give a Commencement Speech at University of Tennessee. In her speech to the students of University of Tennessee she uses pathos, logos, and ethos, to encourage the students to want to dream more, learn more, care more, and be more. Mrs. Parton uses pathos to inspire the students to dream more by the use of her own life experience . “ I’m going to Nashville and I’m going to be a star. The whole place laughed out loud and I was so …show more content…
Parton use logos as another way to influence the students to learn more by stating the logical consequence of learning. “ The more you learn about everything, the easier it is do things.” Mrs. Parton logical consequence of learning gives reason on why the students should learn more. Mrs. Parton then uses ethos to further her reason on influencing the students to learn more through her character. “ I knew that even if I flat on my face at least that I would know that I tried and that I would learn from that.” Mrs. Parton gives an example of her determination that if she comes across an obstacle and she fails she will get up and learn from it, her determination will get her back up. Which shows character . It shows what type of person she is. Mrs. Parton display of character is the use of ethos. Mrs. Parton again uses pathos to motivate the students to care more by expressing the effect of caring. “ If you truly care for people you won’t judge them and then you will learn to appreciate the uniqueness in every soul.” Caring has an effect on people. Mrs. Parton expresses that by the use of