Bill Clinton Speech Rhetorical Analysis

Rhetorical Analysis of Clinton’ Speech On April 19 in 1995, America has witnessed a tragic act of terrorism- the bombing of federal agency building in Oklahoma- in which 168 people died, and hundreds of individuals were injured. For the US, where people rarely doubted their security, this act of terrorism was a big loss. Families of victims and citizens of America were hurt, desperate, and heartbroken, and of course the US Government feared that this incident may contribute to loss their creditability and accountability; speeches were given by many, and families of victims were funded, supported, and helped from different aspects as it was necessary. One of the speeches was given by non-other than the president of America at that time, William Jefferson Clinton; in his speech the president sought to remind people one thing which was “America lost a lot but not all.”

Clinton’s Speech will be rhetorically analyzed based on his method of approaching people, the evidences his used- pathos and ethos. In the first part of his speech, he introduces himself …show more content…
He also mentions the hard workers that helped to improve the country’s development. And he also emphasizes the strong relationship of the people of Oklahoma as he mentions them always being together; giving examples like, meeting at the church, school, and civic clubs- use of ethos-. All these evidences mentioned portray his effort to convince the people that the accident was an inevitable