Rhetorical Devices in Obama's Speech Essay

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    avalanche win in the decisions in a greater part of the states in America. The discourse Obama conveyed in his day of introduction served as an expressing gratitude toward speech and an affirmation of power for the new position he had recently gained. The event was recorded since it denoted the day America got the main African American President and a president who had faith in majority rule government and remained for peace, equity, balance…

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    1) Comprehension. Who is the speaker: The President of the United States - Barack Obama. He was elected twice in his career, and he seen as one of the better speakers of the 21st century. Who are the listeners: Citizens of the United States (two million in attendance). In which situation is the speech deliverd: First Inaugural Address. What is its context: Speech given by the president with his intentions of what he will do as a leader. When is the speech delivered: January 21, 2009. 2)…

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    Obama’s 2004 Keynote speech is one of the strongest speeches that Obama has ever given. Though the speech was incredible, the cause can be found in the exact words that he used. If Obama had not used rhetorical devices in his speech, it could have been much worse. Obama’s goal in this piece is to show the public that some politicians really do care about what does happens to the country. The author uses devices to emphasize his points, in particular he uses anaphora, segregating style, and…

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    44th president, Barack Obama in his 2009 inauguration speech, addresses his audience with his intentions of changing america. Obama explains about how america is dealing with a crisis and together we have to come together and help. He creates a serious tone in order to persuade his audience to take a stand with him to make america great by using pathos, altruism, and logos. Obama starts off his speech by acknowledging how president bush was a great president before him. He then goes on to…

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    In the beginning of his speech Barack talks of how “what binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our names” which is targeting our past triumphs in these regards by disregarding any racial or religious differences and instead embracing each other as citizens of america. Barack is specifically concentrating on the sense of patriotism the crowd feels and is evoking that feeling from within them as he speaks and alludes to glorious…

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    President Barack Obama’s “Statement on the Orlando, Florida Shootings and President Trump’s Remarks on Las Vegas Shootings” were presented during times of crises. President Obama felt as if the Orlando shooting was basically an act of terror and an act of and Donald Trump felt as if the Las Vegas Shooting was an act of pure evil. On June 12, 2016, a 29-year-old security guard killed 49 people and wounded 58 others in a terrorist attack and hate crime. On October 1, 2017, a 64-year-old killed 59…

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    Political moments can provide for the best, and the worst speeches throughout history. For example, many thought Barack Obama had nearly no chance to win presidential elections, but he turned it around with a single phrase. When Obama said that “Yes, We Can” his rhetorical device of pathos inspired a nation. But as an opposing example we see a single metaphor spoken by Donald Trump relating women and cows enraged a legion. Throughout history the world’s greatest and worst speakers have all used…

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    A Past that still Impacts America Today: Racism Everyday all over the world there are cases of Racism and violent acts because of Racism. This is an important matter that has been going on in America for many years and will continue to be an extreme issue if nothing is done to erase it. Several significant figures have attempted to present awareness of the matter through, protest, advertising, and public speeches. For example, Barack Hussein Obama II. In Barack Obama’s “A More Perfect Union”…

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    compared to other candidates. After his inspiring speech however, Obama became well known throughout America which was good news for John Kerry, as Obama’s speech was intended to persuade voters to support Kerry as president. Obama uses rhetorical devices such as climax in structure, epistrophe, and metonymy to persuade skeptical voters to vote for John Kerry as their next president. Obama makes his speech more convincing by using climax to split his speech into multiple sections;…

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    James Herrick (2005) stated that the main characters of rhetorical discourse which include designed, appeal to a spectator, shaped by the motives of individuals, respond suitably to a condition, looking for persuasion, and pay attention to possible problems. Through rhetorical analysis, this essay will examine two sentences, demonstrate how cultural context affect the style and method of sentences. To compare the two sentences, this task will also analysis their rhetorical situation, discuss the…

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