The Dangers Of Hiv And Aids - 977 Words

â€Å"If you believe you are safe, you are in danger† –Mary Fisher A Whisper of AIDS was delivered on August 19th 1992 at the Republican National Convention Address in Houston, Texas. Mary Fisher the daughter of the wealthy and powerful Republican fund raiser Max Fisher conducted her speech on the dangers of HIV and AIDS. A forty-four year old HIV positive mother of two was infected with this disease through her ex-husband. Fisher said throughout her speech â€Å"I would never have asked to be HIV positive, but I believe that in all things there is a purpose†. During the year of 1992, millions of people were infected with this disease but were ashamed to speak publicly about the issue. Fisher knew that in order to change federal polices outlook†¦show more content†¦Her enormous amount of credibility and persuasion of words used makes you think twice about this well-known diseases. During her speech she said â€Å"Because I was not hemophiliac, I was not at risk. Because I was not gay, I was not at risk. Because I did not inject dr ugs, I was not at risk.† Fisher was off-limits but still contracted the disease, AIDS does not discriminate on skin color this disease targets on all humans. Fisher repeatedly asks her audience throughout her speech â€Å"Are you human?† why would she ask this question? Many people think that when you contract AIDS/HIV that you because some type of an alien. Fisher tries to explain during her speech how AIDS can really effect someone and that we need to be taught about the issue before we stereotype and judge. At the time of Fisher’s speech many Americas were misinformed about the growing epidemic of AIDS. She used many of her unique techniques that showed her impressive use of logical appeal. The use of logos was used during a part of her speech when she interacts the audience with how many people are suffering with AIDS. She proved her information about the increasing population when she stated â€Å"The reality of AIDS is brutally clear. Two thousand Americas are dead or dying. A million more are infected. Worldwide, forty million, sixty million, or a hundred million infections will be counted in the coming few years.† (Fisher) Therefore, Fisher never really understood what AIDS were until it happened to