Exigence: The urgent issue that is being both addressed and responded to is the ongoing war in Uganda, and the efforts being made by the group, Invisible Children, to put an end to this war.
Speaker: The speaker for the rhetorical situation in this clip is Bobby Baily, the co-founder/filmmaker for Invisible Children. Standing strong with 500 other members behind him on their 2009 movement called the Rescue, in Chicago on Oprah’s show.
Oprah is the other speaker in this clip, in response to the rhetorical situation, that was literally standing outside on her doorstep.
Audience: The American public, of all ages but the movement is mainly aimed a this generation of teens and young adults. However having their message broadcasted live on Oprah, Invisible Children is getting its issue to a larger range of the populous. “Oprah’s audience is predominantly female, white, and over the age of 55. Nationally 7.4 million people watch Oprah daily — about 2.6% of American households. Four percent of American women (about 5.7 million) watch her daily, compared with 1.2% of men (1.7 million people). Overall, 2% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watch Oprah.”- Breaking Down Oprah’s Numbers by NBC/NJ’s Aswani Anburajan
Ethos: On the Invisible Children website, they have a list of their supporters and other philanthropist groups that they work with. Another way that the group created credibility in the clip, was sheer numbers, claiming that their Rescue movement started worldwide with over 100,000 people, and that 500 were on spot. These numbers show that they have a following, and that they are addressing an issue that is of importance. Moreover Invisible Children’s appearance on Oprah showed the world, that a largely watched figure in the American media, is backing their cause. When at 2:00 minutes into the clip Oprah says “This is a special situation that the world needs to know about”, tells the world that she is a big supporter of this cause.
Pathos: The emotional appeal in this rhetorical situation is Booby Baily’s talk of the horrific things that the people of Uganda especially children, have been subjected to during twenty-three years of war. This group’s main appeal to the Pathos is their website though, which has first hand account videos of the situation in Uganda.
Logos: The idea to appeal to a figure as prominent in society as Oprah, knowing more people will take note of your cause if you do so.
I really liked how you separated evrything into the different categories for this entry. However becaue it was separated it felt much more like a list than a article type entry. But all around good job.