Mr. Brooks
Pre AP Language Arts
22 November 2016
Rhetorical Analysis Essay
[introduction](insert introduction here)It’s not about ‘I’, but ‘You’ and ‘We’\\\,Obama’s Deep Sense of Humility,Winning the Cynics Over, It’s about falling in love with Michelle too,, Story of One, Story of Many, Rich Usage of Rhetorical Devices,Utmost Conviction and Progressive Rhythm
[thesis] {In this (text) (author) tries to persuade (audience (be specific)) that (rhetoric purpose) by (rhetoric techniques)}
In Barack Obama's inaugural address, president obama tries to persuade (audience) that (rhetoric purpose) by using (rhetorical techniques) The usage of the different pronouns is key in creating resonance within the speech. A common …show more content…
However, when we talk about a political campaign for what is the largest and most influential nation in the world, it is not a display of raw brawn and power. It is also to show the fallibility and vulnerability of you as an individual and that the influential individuals around you are equally as important and they complete you.
Perhaps a sub-theme of the campaigning that may not have had much of the commentator’s attention is the immense influence of Michelle Obama, as the nation’s First Lady. President Obama gone as far as saying,
“Let me say this publicly: Michelle, I have never loved you more. I have never been prouder to watch the rest of America fall in love with you, too, as our nation’s first lady.”
“Sasha and Malia, before our very eyes you’re growing up to become two strong, smart beautiful young women, just like your mom.”
This is not just a silly romantic declaration in front of national TV and in front of the world (though some may argue it does win over the hearts of the sentimentalists), it is a recognition and appreciation to Michelle Obama as her symbolic role of the spouse of the head of state of the United States of America. En route to President Obama’s victory, let us not forget Michelle’s very important role in rallying for President Obama as a persuasive figure in his election. Obama’s two teenage daughters, Sasha and Malia, who made President Obama an endearing and relatable as a father