General Conference Analysis

General Conference is easily one of my favorite times of the year. There is something amazing about hearing multiple prophets and seers speak over the course of two days. Along with the words they speak, there is something amazing about the way they deliver it and their use of rhetorical tools.

The talk I am going to analyse was given by Elaine Dalton called "Love Her Mother." In it, Dalton uses pathos to appeal to the audience. This is evident when she says, "As I watched our rugged, strong, rugby-playing son, Jon, hold his first baby daughter in his arms, he looked at her with a reverent tenderness, and then he looked at me with an expression that seemed to say, “How do I raise a girl?” This quote is a proper example on how Dalton uses the emotions of the audience. The audience feels for her Son, and hopes all goes well.

Another way she persuades the audience is by appealing to logic. She does this by presenting the information in a logical way by addressing different groups of people.

Throughout her talk, Dalton uses logic and pathos to appeal to the audience. Her most powerful appeal is pathos. She makes the audience FEEL the love of a father.