Linked here is the speech you will watch: The short speech you will view was delivered on the evening of April 4th, 1968, by Robert F. Kennedy. Robert Kennedy (RFK) was a United States senator and former U.S. Attorney General in the administration of his late brother, John Kennedy, the U.S. president assassinated in Dallas in 1963. RFKs speech on the night of Dr. Kings murder is considered one of the best speeches of its kind ever in American life. Your task is to answer a series of questions about this speech. I am looking for more than just your opinion. I am looking for you to connect your impressions, assessment and analysis with course concepts. Define an idea and cite Griffin when you do. You may view the speech as many times as you like and even reference it as you answer the following questions. You may also reference the transcript I have included in a separate Moodle post right below this. Questions that reference our book are directed at our class textbook, by Cindy L. Griffin (2015). Cite this when you need to (and you will need to) and include it in a required Reference page. APA format. Times New Roman 12pt, 1 margins. : : In what way do you see and hear Sen. Kennedy acting ethically as a public speaker? In other words, how was his speech the kind of public dialogue
our book defines as an ethical and civil exchange of ideas and opinions among communities about topics that affect the public? Among the members of the audience assembled to hear Sen. Kennedy speak were whites and blacks. In a sense, the community of his audience was also two communities. How does Sen. Kennedy address the concerns and feelings of blacks during his speech? How was he, as an ethical speaker, audience centered? He does something very specific to connect with the black members of his audience grieving the death of Dr. King. What is it? Sen. Kennedys speech was praised and cited as the reason there was no rioting in Indianapolis that evening. How might a less ethical speaker have spoken in a way that incited violence or even hate? Listen to Robert Kennedys speech and discuss what you think was his general purpose, specific purpose and (though he never says it in so many words) his thesis. What evidence do you have from this speech about Robert Kennedys standpoint? How would you describe his standpoint? Is it ethnocentric? Explain. ) When/where did Robert Kennedy use poetry and/or quotations in his speech? Were these part of his introduction or his conclusion? In your opinion, and based on what weve thus far read and discussed, how effective were these poems/quotations?