Rhetorical Analysis Of Donald Trump's Inaugural Address

The presidential elections of 2016, a fierce clashing of political parties and the ideals that defined each of them. America was divided, and it seemed as if it was a political civil war with each presidential candidate leading their acclaimed party. According to the FBI, the number of hate based crimes rose by five percent in 2016 from 2015, the elections playing a huge role in this (“US Hate Crimes”). After battling it out for several months, Donald Trump was able to beat out his political rival, Hillary Clinton, and win the presidency. This upset a vast number of Americans, for they weren’t going to accept him as president. The nation was divided, and Trump knew he needed to do something to address this rising issue. In January of 2017, President Donald Trump delivered his Inaugural Address to spread the goals of the next for years of his presidency and administration. Through various instances of parallel syntax and pathos along with strong hand …show more content…
These pauses are long and are often filled in by clapping from the members in the audience. These dramatic pauses are meaningful due to the fact they are regularly used after a powerful statement. This not only allows time for the audience to soak in and think about what President Trump has just said, but it also makes the crowd feel acknowledged by him because he does not continue talking until all the clapping has ceased. This is different than Trump’s usual style of speaking seeing that he usually has a very fast paced and rapid fire style pace of talking. This also asserts to the audience and viewers that Trump feels very confident and relaxed despite the fact he was just inaugurated as president of a very divided nation. This level of calmness notably affected the hatred coming from the citizens that were upset about him being elected thus contributing to his goal of