Rhetorical Analysis Of George Bush Speech On 9/11

Lights flashing, cameras set on record, pictures being taken, all covered with the despair from the tragedy that just occurred. On September 11, 2001 President George W. Bush made an address to the nation on behalf of the national terrorist attack, that left over 3,000 people dead. During the presentation of his speech, Bush was able to use different appeals to reach his audience, making sure he explained the situation, showed his feelings toward this horrific event in history, and shared his relief efforts for the American citizens. While delivering his speech, Bush made sure he developed a charged tone by using emotional diction. Starting with “...our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts.” (lines 1-2) Already Bush starts to tug on the heart strings of the American citizens, trying to make the people understand that our freedom was put in jeopardy. The very things that our founding fathers fought for was almost ripped from the grip of our hands. Even though this act did not physically effect everyone, our hearts still mourned because of the unity that our nation has established. Bush goes from relating to the people during this hard and devastating time, to trying to uplift us with keeping our faith. “Terrorist …show more content…
“Immediately following the first attack, I implemented our government emergency response plans...” (lines 17-18) With Bush's use of the words immediately, and government this help the people be able to reassure themselves that everything would be okay. At the same time Bush was able to create himself to be creditable, during his speech. Showing and giving a sense of control in this type of situation was something that the people needed to see and know that help was on the way. All we had to do was stick together and leave the rest up to the president and his