Malcom X, in the speech The Ballot or the Bullet, invokes an emotional reaction within the audience by using the word “trapped.” Malcom X vocalized the fear African Americans feel by stating, “So we’re trapped, trapped, double-trapped, triple-trapped. Any way we go, we find that we’re trapped. Any kind of solution that someone comes up with is just another trap. The white aristocratic society African Americans are surrounded by leave them economically cornered. Malcom X reinforces the idea that African American’s feel trapped within their own community by using repetition. Malcom X reiterates the words “trapped” and “we” to reinforce the idea that the African American community is being affected as a whole. The word “we” emphasizes that they