Rhetorical Devices in Obama's Speech Essay

In Obama’s “Tucson Memorial Address,” he addresses the tragedy of the shooting that occurred in Casas Adobes, Arizona, resulting in the death of six people. When he addresses the tragedy, he expresses that the violence that continues to occur is destroying the image that Americans have built for this country. Barack Obama uses the rhetorical techniques of pathos, anecdotes, and kairos to further emphasize his argument about the consistent rise of violence in the United States, relating to his…

Many writers and speakers use rhetorical devices to make their argument stronger. President Obama, elected in 2008 and 2012, addressed the American People in response to the Oregon Shooting. Transcribed by the New York Times, Obama uses a variety of rhetorical devices to further his point. At first Obama discussed the tragedy in Oregon, but as his speech continues, Obama turns his focus to gun laws. Obama uses elevated diction and sentence structure in the form of ethos, pathos, and logos to…

Donald Trump's inauguration speech is riddled with many rhetorical devices which color his speech as, for lack of a better phrase, villains speech in the batman movie. “We take Gotham from the corrupt! The rich! The oppressors of generations who have kept you down with myths of opportunity, and we give it back to you – the people.”(Bane) if this sound eerily familiar it's because it is “Today we are not merely transferring power from one administration or another ... we are transferring power…

In Obama’s “A More Perfect Union Speech” , Presidential Candidate Barack Obama reflects on the nation's struggles in relation to racial issues influencing the previous American society. As Rev. Jeremiah Wright presented his opinion to the audience, it portrayed a society, stained by the upcoming racist minds of the U.S community. However, Barack Obama’s ideals this day in his speech did more than just become auditory, it touched a nation. Through the use of rhetorical devices, Obama provided a…

President Obama’s Last State of the Union In President Barack Obama’s last State of the Union speech is one of the most influential and admired speeches of the 20th century. Obama focuses primarily on not just the coming year, but about the coming decades. Obama has mass appeal as a public speaker that uses three public-speaking techniques to captivate his audiences. He uses a number of rhetorical devices in his speech, but three techniques in particular, seem consistent across his speech; he…

In the following, Barack Obama´s victory speech, which was held in November 2012 after being re-elected as President of the United States of America, will be analysed. Generally, one can say that Obama sends a message of shared values and hopes by using rhetorical devices and structuring his line of arguments in a way that establishes a connection and a feeling of togetherness and involvement in his actions in the audience, for example by the usage of pronouns like “we”. Now, a closer look will…

lowered and many that agree/ believe college tuition is reasonable and should remain the same. On the other hand, In the speech "Remarks by the President on America's College Promise” Barack Obama feels as though community college should be as free and as universal as high school. Obama builds an argument to persuade his audience by appealing to logic, using evidence and rhetorical devices. Obama appeals to logic to achieve his purpose by including, "That's why we're recruiting more…

people do not ‘expect that government will solve all of their problems,’ but that they are willing to work hard in order to achieve their dreams. This seems to solidify Obama’s ethos with the audience, especially when combined with the specific scenarios that he uses to exemplify the need for his policies. The middle section of the speech is dedicated to the 2004 Presidential Election.…

candidate Barack Obama, all things seemed to be only headed in a positive direction for Obama in this moment of the election. However, running for presidency also includes the actions of family members and friends; but in the case Presidential candidate Obama’s pastor Reverend Wright. Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Pastor of Trinity United Church Of Christ criticized the U.S government by making remarks like It was America’s fault for 9/11”, and also stating that the government criticizes people of…

remarks, Obama was forced into a moral dilemma in which he was practically being told by media to no longer consider him his reverend. Through all of this he was able to remain calm and he delivered one of the most powerful speeches using many rhetorical devices such as Parallelism. Obama was able to use this to his advantage by convincing the audience that we are still able to move…