The emotional state of a given person's mind can determine how they think, act, behave, or respond to a given event. When used correctly, persuasion is a deadly weapon at the tip of your tongue, and it certainly can and will help you achieve your desired outcome. So, if anyone doesn't know, what do you actually use to manipulate other people's thoughts? Well, whether you realize it or not, your strategies most likely come down to ethos, pathos or logos, which is what I would like to discover in Margaret Sanger's talk. Margaret Sanger was, at large, a birth control activist. , but this speech was more about questioning birth control which corrupts women's morality. People need to remember that at the time Sanger gave this speech, in November 1921, women were considered very far from equal and much closer to handmaids or servants. In her speech, I saw that the ethos was present in the sense that she gave herself credibility. Through Sanger's detailed words and actions, and her statements including the presence of scientists and/or professionals, the masses of listeners were able to infer that she was very knowledgeable and sound in her statements. Although she presented herself as pleasant, Sanger was firm in her beliefs. Furthermore, Sanger states: “We desire to arrest at their source the disease, poverty, feeble-mindedness and madness that exist today, because these lower the standards of civilization and lead to the deterioration of life. breed. We know that the popular masses are becoming wiser and using their own minds to decide their individual conduct” (Sanger, par. 15). For me, Sanger managed to attract the audience by using the word “we”. In the practice of ethos, this focused on the author more than on the middle of the article, on his full abilities. Using the talents and perspectives of rhetorical strategies, she was able to turn the conglomeration of people into putty in her hand. Margaret Sanger was an inspiring speaker and through her obvious manipulation the tools of ethos, pathos and logos were once again effective. I really enjoyed analyzing the strategies used in his speech, but I can't help but think about his questions mentioned earlier in this book. At a time when women were beaten because of their gender, I imagine Sanger was ridiculed; alas, she managed to create a masterpiece full of manipulation, persuasion and truth. Works Cited Eidenmuller, Michael E. "American Rhetoric Top 100 Speeches". American rhetoric. NP, 2001. Web. December 15, 2013. Sanger, Margaret. “The Morality of Birth Control.” Gifts of speech. Smith College, 2012. The web. December 15. 2013.