1. How did the speaker exhibit each of the following?
a) Taking and avoiding sides
The speaker, senator Grace Poe, is addressing the public as a woman and a mother
that wants what is best for her children and for the county. She also said that she is a Filipino
that loves her country and a new politician that will correct the problems of the old.
b) Explicit appeals to common in-group membership
In her statement “Jessa, ikaw ang dahilan kung bakit ako naririto dahil ako ay may
anak na katulad mo rin. Bilang isang babae, bilang isang nanay, matitiis mo ba na malaman
na milyun-milyong mga bata pa rin ang hindi makakain sa ating bansa? Matitiis mo bang
malaman na ang pera na dapat mapunta sa pagpapagaling ng ating mga may sakit ay
nabubulsa pa lamang o nasasayang sa hindi tamang paggastos? Matitiis mo ba na ang ating
mga magsasaka na nagbibigay sa atin ng pagkain ay hindi man lang natin mabigyan ng
pagkain ‘pag wala silang maani? Matitiis mo ba na ang mga teachers natin umaalis na lang
para maging katulong sa ibang bansa?” she is appealing to all mothers, teachers, farmers
and those in poverty that those are the problems in our country that an elected president
should focus. She is also saying that women can do what men can do in terms of leading.
c) Constructing aspirational identities
In another statement she said that “Sabay-sabay po tayo sa kinabukasan na
maipagmamalaki natin, sa isang bansang maipagmamalaki natin, sa isang bansa kung saan
hindi lamang iilan ang mayaman, kung saan hindi lamang iilan ang maligaya, kung saan
lahat tayo ay sama-sama. Puti ka man, pula, dilaw o kung anumang kulay. Pagkatapos ng
halalan, tayo ay iisa. Pilipinong nagmamahal sa bansa.” She is telling her audience of what
the Philippines will be if ever she is elected as a president.
d) Implicit displays of rhetorical alignment
The way the speaker is speaking by using inclusive pronouns to say that she is with
the people and she is one of the people, it is also shown with how she dresses not to
extravagantly, and also shows that she is a Filipino woman by maintaining her posture and
elegance all throughout the video.
2. Which of these strategies do you think was well employed? Why do you think so?
I think that the most employed strategy was the second one, Explicit appeals to common
in-group membership, because she is really establishing her self as a woman or mother that will do
whatever is in her powers to do what needs to be done and that she is a Filipino which is
compassionate to those that are suffering from corruption and improper spending of public funds.
3. Overall, would you say that the speech was enough to persuade you? Why or why not?
My thoughts regarding my overall impression of her speech as to whether it was enough to
persuade me is that, the answer is in the negative. It must be noted that a president should speak
and act with sense of persuasion and decisiveness. Her demeanor and line of speech is wanting of
a politician running for the presidency. It must be stressed that a presidentiable with greater chances
of winning should be persuasive, compassionate, tough on her views, and be able to convey his or
her message with conviction. Sad to note that throughout the entire speech she did not show or
convey how the country’s economy bloom, how to end the corruption, and how she will lead the
country to prosperity. The way she delivered her speech for me was how a normal politician
delivered it and not a politician that can change the livelihood and education of the population, the
country’s economy and the massive corruption that is going on all throughout the Philippines. Her
speech only focused on one aspect which was to defend her for an issue that was hurled to her, that
of being a woman and a newbie in the world of politics. Her demeanor could be overlooked being
that she is soft spoken but it could have been remedied by focusing on the content of her speech.
Yes, there was a humanized side of it to persuade the audience but it was still lacking on so many
aspects.