I just watched a short video speech by Emma Gonzalez and the speech was on gun control and violence. The presented a lot of pathos and ethos, especially pathos. She presented pathos by showing it through her facial expressions and also her voice. She had a strong, serious but also quivering voice and this really allows the audience to see the pain she experienced because of all the friends and students that have passed away. Not only was her speech powerful, but when she stopped the speech and exaggerated the silence. The 6 minutes and 20 sec of silence not only highlighted the importance of the event but also inform the audience that the time of the silence was the time that students were dying and paying respect to the students that passed away. This allows the audience to understand that not only was one’s life short but the importance of gun control. She also presented pathos by not only listing all of the names of the students that have passed away but also saying what we can’t hear or see what those students would have done on a daily basis. She also presented ethos because she was a survivor herself and had first-hand experience with the school shooting.

I just thought that the silence was really powerful and I got chills when the whole crowd started to shout, in unison, “Never Again”.