Rhetorical Analysis Essay On A More Perfect Union

A More Perfect Speech
In Presidents Obama’s political speech, “A More Perfect Union,” the President paints a very dark picture of the path that American society is heading towards. President Obama points out the evident flaw that riddles American society, racial division. He also makes clear that many of the problems in society such as poor public education, corporate America, and the lack of unity only contribute to the widening gap of racial divide. President Obama’s speech accomplishes all the things one would expect out of a skilled politician as he attracts the listener by the use of strong rhetoric, appealing authority, and major issues that the American people must overcome in order to create a more perfect union. However, in order to have a truly effective political speech, the President needs to be able to provide political solutions for the problems that he identifies. President Obama uses his, “A More Perfect Union” speech as a way to show that there is still a racial divide in society and the racial division only grows more and more each day. Obama does not blame any specific races or groups of people for the problem, but instead mentions that almost everyone has the ability to contribute. For example, Obama brings up the comments of his former Pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, who tends to speak in such a manner that only widens racial gaps. “…Reverend Wright’s …show more content…
However, Obama’s speech lacks the necessary ideas of how to solve the problems. Without the ideas for possible solutions, his speech leaves the listener wondering. In order for his political speech to be more affective Obama needed to provide his ideas to fix the problem. Due to the lack of solutions, Obama detracts from the value of his speech and he leaves the listener hanging, waiting for a solution to solve the problems that most Americans