Her audience were delegates gathered to discuss women's lives in modern society. I can guess some of them agree with her, and almost all of them agree to some of her points. Some, however. would have worked to contradict her. What were the consequences of this talk on her listeners?
Mrs. Clinton starts off by recognizing there are some who disagree with her. She simply accepted that fact in opening, in order to state the reasons behind this conference.
Her reasons were, among others
1. The women around the world are wanting rights.
2. We want to prohibit violence against women. We also want to encourage women to walk above the lifestyle they came from.
3. statistically speaking, women are abused much more often.
Reason (1) is a authoritative reason
She tries to establish authority for herself by saying she is representing the women of the world, which simply gives her more authority then simply her position as First Lady would give her. This lets her speak as though all women felt this way.
Reason (2) is an emotional reason. Her stories of violence are negative, drawing out emotions of anger, which leads to action. Her stories of hope from Indonesia allow audiences to believe differences can be made without issues.
Reason (3) appeals to those who are logically minded, who may need proof that things are wrong. Mrs. Clinton draws out statistics to show what she is talking about is a genuine problem, which everyone should pay attention to.
I consider this to be an effective speech. Mrs. Clinton appealed to emotions, through tragic stories, and logic, through sad statistics, and authority thus allowing this to be a more effective speech. This speech probably influenced her target audience effectively.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/hillaryclintonbeijingspeech.htm
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