Politics is a complicated topic, that only few truly understand. With this in mind it is extremely easy to mislead the voters and supporters of these slick politicians. Rhetoric according to google is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing. This essay will correspond directly with Obama’s democratic nomination acceptance address. Obama uses various rhetorical tactics to try and win over the people as he runs for a second term. President Obama uses pathos to try and appeal to the feelings of the audience by including touching and thought provoking excerpts throughout his speech. He uses ethos to convince his audience that everything he says has to be legit because he is the president. Not only does Obama use rhetoric he also
