Innledning
Rene Boisvert gives the listener an indication of the main message of his speech, in the first few sentences of his text.

He starts off by stating the following: “Quèbec is currently one of the ten Canadian provinces. But we are a distinct society.”

He proceeds by pointing out that there are huge cultural, social and political differences between the French-speaking province Quèbec, and the rest of Canada.

Bosvert also claims that Quèbec is challenged by the English language, e.g. by saying: “English is seen as the language of upward mobility in the rest of Canada” .

This gives the listener a clear indication that the author is unhappy about the relationship between Quèbec and the rest of Canada.

Utdrag
The text clearly focuses on pathos, which perhaps is the most efficient mode of persuasion, even though both logos and ethos play important roles.

Through the entire text, the author appeals to the emotions of the audience through pathos. He sways their sympathy towards his point of view, mainly by showing his own feelings and opinions.

He e.g. says “What are Quèbec’s hopes and dreams? I’ll tell you what we want.” Through these very sentences, his emotions clearly show.

He is talking about the hopes and dreams of Quèbec, and throughout using the personal appeal we. By saying we he indicates that both himself and also the audience, are Quèbec.

These are the people’s hopes and dreams. This causes the listener to identify with the opinions of the author, and recognise their emotions.

In order to help getting his main message across, the author also uses several rhetorical devices.

Like I mentioned further up, the author uses a personal appeal throughout the text.

He e.g. says: “Let me ask you this my fellow Quèbecois. Do you want to continue living under the rule of a federal government (…)”.

The personal appeal is perhaps the most important rhetorical device in this text, and it certainly strengthens the listener’s impression of the main message.

This is because the author through using personal appeal, forces the reader - being Quèbecois, to identify with him.