Jackson makes many points about the context of Barbara Jordan’s “Statement on the Articles of Impeachment” in his rhetorical analysis. One aspect that Jackson makes known throughout the beginning of his analysis is Jordan knew who her audience was and what she needed to speak about to convince these specific groups. Jackson also includes that Jordan’s exigence was that President Nixon was a threat to the Constitution and people of the United States. Finally Jordan includes how Jackson compared Nixon’s situation to a criminal on trail.
Jackson also included textual points about Barbara Jordan’s speech that helped persuade her point. He explains how Jordan presents herself as being trustworthy, reasonable and smart. He then points out how she added passion to her speech by using metaphors. Throughout Jackson’s entire analysis he is reminding the reader of all of the quotes Jordan used from other well known people. This adds creditability to her point.
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