Illocutionary acts in the context of persuasion used in zakir naik's speech

This research is conducted to find out the types of illocutionary acts and also modes of persuasion used in dr. Zakir Naik’s speech. This study is proposed to seek the types of illocutionary acts and also modes of persuasion which held from ancient times of 350 BCE. This research theories are supported by Searle (1979) of illocutionary acts and Aristotle (350 BCE). The researcher observes the three videos of Zakir Naik speech. The researcher found all the characteristics whether it is illocutionary acts or modes of persuasion. There are five types of illocutionary act; Assertive, Directive, Commissive, Expressive, and Declarative. Then three types of mode of persuasion; ethos, pathos, and logos.The researcher found 10 types of Illocutionary Acts which combining with the Modes of Persuasion as context, they are: Assertive using Ethos, Assertive using Pathos, Assertive using Logos, Directive using Ethos, Directive using Pathos, Commissive using Ethos, Commissive using Pathos, Expressive using Pathos, Declarative using Ethos, and Declarative using Pathos. Zakir Naik used 3 dominant types of 10 types of illocutionary act combined with modes of persuasion in his speeches. They are Assertive using Ethos, Directive using Pathos, and Assertive using Logos as his favorite rhetoric in his speeches.