How far do you agree with the view that Reagan 's economic policies strengthened the US economy in the years 1981-96? There is evidence to suggest that Reagan 's economic policies did strengthen the US economy, as shown by the decrease in inflation and unemployment. However, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that Reagan 's policies didn 't benefit the US economy and led the US into economic problems. Extract 1 tells about how Reagan 's economic policies did have certain benefits.…
Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Regan all had a vision as to how fix situations when it came to the different issues the US faced while each one was in office. American citizens all had their opinion on each one of them. With Jimmy Carter despite the lack of experience when he had to face huge problems of steadiness while at the same time trying to be encouraging. Ronald Regan many felt as if he did care for the people. With Gerald Ford when he came into office the US was already in a feeling of distrust with the government after Nixon and the Watergate Scandal to add fire to the flame Ford had pardoned Nixon from any wrong doing which gave Americans a thought what in the world was going on with this president who was not elected…
John Winthrop was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and gave a speech in 1620 on the trip to America on the ship Arabella due to low morale and fright. Reagan had ended his second term in 1989, and gave a farewell address to summarize his term and send America off the its new president. Reagan and Winthrop both created the image of a “city on the hill” to prompt perfection and devout faith in their respective communities, and appealed to brotherhood and the common identity of their audiences to strengthen their arguments. They can be best compared through examining the mutual occasion of a new era starting, and purpose of encouraging excitement about each community and the era to come. Regan and Winthrop’s speeches were both prompted by the need to ensure the people would not be…
Something that is often hard to keep track of and notice is how political messaging can drastically affect public opinion on nearly every issue. Grandin does a terrific job of highlighting various changes in messaging, and showing how it created a moral imperative to intervene. Most notably was an increase in appeal to emotions and feelings of American idealism, which manifested itself like wildfire in the Reagan administration. President Reagan most noticeably described the battle between the Sandinistas and the Contras as fighting for, “‘freedom in the American tradition’ and the idea that American ‘history requires support to freedom fighters’” (Grandin 129).…
Reagan strengthens this connection between freedom being a sacred idea that God supports fully. Reagan makes the audience feel as if taking back freedom for these people would be a holy task, thus increasing Evangelical interest in involvement in the Cold…
"Why Ronald Reagan’s Example Is Still Relevant for America Today." Www.nationalreview.com. N.p., 5 June 15. Web. 8 May 2017. Ratnesar, Romesh.…
In addressing their audiences, the two rhetors utilize arguments of association as well as historical allusions to convey a general encouragement of judgment based upon America’s issues. Though Kennedy and Clinton ultimately argue for a unified nation going forward through various arguments of association, the historical allusions offer insights into the nation’s long history of divisiveness to strengthen the appeals for…
The focus of this analysis will then be how Reagan’s invoking of pathos allows him to successfully persuade his primary audience. The logical fallacies that materialize from Reagan’s arguments will be assessed and then compared to the pathos that result from these fallacies to show how pathos is ultimately more compelling to this particular primary audience than logos. Reagan’s use of language will be evaluated in order to demonstrate how the strength of a word triumphs the ambiguity of its societal definition in terms of invoking pathos. This analysis will also examine how Reagan’s incorporation of credible historical figures is used to develop the ethos of his argument as well as to continue establishing its pathos. Lastly, the kairos of Reagan’s essay will be analyzed throughout this essay to demonstrate how the pathos of his argument is effective in persuading his primary audience both at the time of the essay’s publication as well as in the present.…
A new conservatism rose to prominence in the United States between 1960 and 1989 because of growing distrust of the liberal government, new free-market solutions to the problem of widespread disappointment in liberal actions, and a decrease in proper ethics and morals. During this time period, presidential candidates pushed towards a more conservative point of view as the masses changed the ideals of living in America. As the social and economic standpoint of America as a world power grew, the American people needed to adjust their way of living. Starting with President John Kennedy as a republican president and ending this period of time with Ronald Reagan, a conservative president, the presidential shift represents the social, economic, and…
Instead of stating his belief at the beginning of the speech, he appeals to the logos of the audience first by supplying multiple, rational arguments in the form of enthymemes. Presenting these assertions before stating his idea prompts the audience to accept his claim with little resistance. Reagan continues to support his thesis as he transitions to a discussion about the Soviet Union’s recent efforts at reform by demonstrating that the Soviet Union is attempting to be increasingly similar to the United States. While maintaining a suspicious tone to deny naivety, he subtly encourages hope by declaring, “We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty — the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world…
Miranda Richards Ms. Keck Composition 1/A2 29 November 2014 What is an American? Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, delivered an impactful speech that reminded Americans what it means to be an American. This speech was delivered during I am an American Day in New York City’s Central Park on May 18, 1941.…
Part 1: Part I: Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation in Ronald Reagan’s Challenger Address There was a significant loss of seven people during a space shuttle explosion on January 28, 1986. Ronald Reagan was originally supposed to deliver the State of Union Address, but after the unfortunate happenstance of the Challenger, he instead gave a short speech, in respect to the loss of the seven challenger members. Rhetorical and contextual information will be discussed and analyzed throughout the rest of this essay.…
Throughout the early 1960s, America was recovering from a great recession, and John F. Kennedy was there to help America get back on its feet. Kennedy proposed stable prices and wages to get the nation back on track but was rudely awakened with the newly increased steel prices in 1962. In a speech in April of that year, John F. Kennedy addressed the issue of a price hike of steel by 3.5%. Kennedy uses an appeal to american values through emotional language, repetitive unifying diction, and appeals to logic to further his argument that all products, including steel, should remain at steady price rates to decrease the instability of the United States economy. Kennedy's use of these rhetorical devices throughout his speech, create a foundation…
This statement produces a strong feeling of pride from the mostly German audience that is attending the speech. The way the author describes the transformation of West Berlin from “rubble” to the greatest industrial city in Germany invokes a strong sense of patriotism in the speaker’s audience. This promotes the anti-communist and pro-freedom feelings the author is trying to generate in his audience. A third example of pathos appeal used by Reagan is in his claim that he “[understands] the fear of war and the pain of division that afflict this continent …” and that he “[pledges] to [the audience] [his] efforts to help overcome…
The “Letter To America” includes Margaret Atwood’s opinions of America and how it has gone downhill since she was a child. She claims we have “gutted the Constitution” and “torched the economy” in her attempts at providing an explanation of why America is on the down-slope. However, Margaret Atwood’s letter fails to accurately depict America as a country and illustrate both the recent and prior affairs in which we have participated in. In her letter, Atwood never uses definite facts or details that can not be argued to be in favor of the opposition.…