Table 5. The Data Findings of The Arrangements of Classical Rhetoric Presented in Emm
a Watson’s HeForShe
No The Arrangements of Classical Rhetoric
Frequency 1.
2. 3.
4. 5.
6. Introduction
Statement of Facts Division
Proof Refutation
Conclusion 2
14 25
1 17
Total 59
Based on the table above proof came as the most frequent canon with 25 times of occurrence and division came as the least canon to be used by
the speaker with 0 time of occurrence. In influencing the people to make an important move, we need to enter into their logic and give the explanations
in detail. By providing the logical arguments, it will be easier for any new arguments, especially those which somehow are the opposite of their current
beliefs, to be accepted and digested by the audience. This logical explanations and supporting facts will be very meaningful to convince the
audience to the points brought by the speaker. Similar with Emma, most of the people did not aware that there was
a gender problem such as the unequal treatment, limited self-determination, underestimating
women’s capability, and so forth. We were forced to believe that women should be perceived as the weaker human beings.
Hence, their freedom and rights were less likely acknowledged by the society. This condition made the women suffer even more. In order to make
people believe that there was an urgent problem in the society, the speaker
needed to bring facts that happen in their surroundings. Therefore, Emma brought evidences about how women were suffering from bad treatments,
unfair judgements and violations. Later on, these facts and logical explanations were categorized as proof. Thus, proof got the highest score
compared to any other types of arrangement of classical rhetoric.
B. Discussion
1. The data findings of the kinds of Speech Acts presented in Emma
Watson’s HeForShe
Based on the findings above, surprisingly all acts in the illocutionary acts were
seen in Emma Watson’s HeForShe. Representative appeared as the most dominant act because Emma wanted to show her opinion regarding
the gender issue. In the status quo right now people believe that gender issue is not an important issue to be discussed. They think it is right for women
to not have the same freedom as men do, and it is also right for men to not have the full free-self-determination like being sensitive and feminine.
Therefore, to make the people realize, Emma used representatives more than any other acts to inform the audience about the gender issue that exists
around them. On the other hand, commissive appeared as the minor act because in her speech Emma also wanted to show the audience about the
future effect if they keep letting the status quo happen without any interference. The further elaboration will be explained below.
a. Declaration
Declaration is a speech act that changes the world by their utterance Yule, 1996. The form of declaration
in Emma Watson’s HeForShe which is presented by the speaker is only declaring.
1 Declaring
The goal of declaring is to give a statement or declaration about one’s status that changes the people’s perception and degree of
respect toward them. This is needed because Emma wanted to show the audience that she deserved to have a speech in the UN General
Assembly podium and she had a right to speak about the gender issue. Therefore, in order to give that statement, Emma made it into
a declaration sentence. The example of declaring in Emma Watson’s
HeForShe is presented below.
I was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women six months ago.
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It has been known that not all people can wish to speak in the UN podium. The people who can speak there are only the
representatives of the country members or the significant people in the UN like for example the Secretary General of the UN, the
President of General Assembly and the UN Security Council, etc. However, the UN can also invite the speaker outside the UN officials
like the President of the country members. It was very surprising that
