At the start of the recession steel prices increased by almost 6 dollars a ton. President Kennedy addressed the issue on April 11th, 1962 at a news conference. During this conference President Kennedy stated on line 5 that this was “wholly unjustifiable and irresponsible defiance of the public interest”. Throughout the conference President Kennedy uses many rhetorical techniques such as using an ethical appeal through shared values, diction through a somber tone and word choice, and an emotional appeal to illuminate the issues that increased steel prices have caused. President Kennedy also uses intelligent, formal fiction through this speech regarding the increase in steel prices.
Complication arise for all of us and all of us make mistakes that we later regret. Edward Kennedy made some wrong choices after the Chappaquiddick complication. Edward later tried to clear up the incident and tell his side of the story by delivering the Chappaquiddick speech on national television. The speech was given at his home just hours after taking a guilty plea. When we make mistakes it can be very difficult to clear the air but it is possible using the right approach.
After a recession in 1962 steel companies decided to raise prices dramatically. Consequently, President Kennedy approached the steel companies and asked them to lower prices, but they continued to raise them. The steel company raised prices, therefore, America could not afford it with a war occurring. President Kennedy then held a press conference for the public, with many different rhetorical strategies, turn the American public against the steel companies.
That anecdote helps alleviate the sadness of his death from the audience through satire. Both anecdotes help Obama to reminisce with the audience over familiar fond feelings and memories of
So when President Obama at the end of his speech begins to sing, “Amazing grace how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me; I once was lost, but now I’m found; was blind but now I see.” It is not the paper in front of him belting out those lyrics, nor is it the way he wrote them on the paper that somehow makes them come out of his mouth in song, but it is his connection to the people that makes this melodious decision. Clearly, the writing of the speech helped the President organize his thoughts, but in the end, his delivery made all the difference to the citizens of the United States.
In his speech Kennedy uses different rhetorical devices to unify the citizens of both the United States and the world. Kennedy was giving this speech after winning by a very small margin of votes so he was trying to unite the people of the United States and show he was the correct choice for the president. This speech was given during the Cold War so he was trying to connect the people around the whole world and establish peace. Kennedy was able to unify the people and try to establish peace while at the same time making himself seem like a very competent leader. In his speech Kennedy tries to build his credibility as a personable leader by creating ethos.
Kennedy has experienced the loss of a loved one and has worked through it. This helps the audience feel as though they can do the same. Robert F. Kennedy goes light on the ethos in this circumstance because he doesn’t want the speech to be about him, but instead about Martin Luther King Jr. Robert F. Kennedy uses a large amount of logos in his speech to achieve the purpose of offering Americans a solution to moving forward in their lives.
While president Kennedy states that “separating families, dividing husbands, and wives and brothers and sisters, and dividing a people who wish to be joined together” he speaks for the city and adds a great deal of emotion. The use of the pathos rhetorical device really stood out to the audience because they were going through a very emotional period and they were enlightened to know that they were not alone. Not only did he add a great deal of emotion, but he also added another important
Kennedy wisely sticks to using pathos throughout his entire speech, rather than relying on his then-minimal ethos or allowing his stirring speech to become bogged down by logos represented by the dull facts and figures of statistics. As a very young President just starting his first term, Kennedy lacks the reputation and reliability that an older, more experienced politician might have available. While it is true that most of the nation had seen him on television during the Nixon-Kennedy Presidential debates, those debates were the near-total of the people’s exposure to the dashing young President, and a pretty face does not a solid political reputation make! However, no matter how dashing and heroic he might have appeared to be in those
President John F. Kennedy gives a eulogy to the nation for the late poet, Robert Frost. Kennedy tells the nation of the great life Frost lead by making a contribution in each of lives of the people who read his poems. Frost had great insight into the world we all live in and Kennedy praises Frost for not only being able to see the reality of the world but for also holding faith in the spirt of man. Robert shared his insight to the people of his generation and future generations and is able to them strength. Kennedy recognizes the great things that Robert achieved in his life and also recognizes the way he impacted the world and will continue to impact the world.
However, he has proven his strength and resourcefulness especially in his usage of stylistic devices such as antithesis, parallelism, pathos, and ethos, and these are his stylistic devices of strength he possesses. He easily uses them to gain his advantage from the audience and he is capable of fully expressing his message in a patriotic fashion. One of the examples of this usage of antithesis is when Kennedy is referring to “a new generation of Americans” where he flat-out, vividly shows the separation between the old and the new breed of Americans through this technique. He utilizes antithesis once more when he uses the lines, “Symbolizes an end as well as a beginning…….”. As well as, “signifies renewal as well as change….”
In the first paragraph, he repeats the phrase “sad news.” Most of the people in the audience does not know Martin Luther King was killed. Kennedy repeats “sad news” in order to prepare the audience for the news he is about to deliver. This is very effective as if he had not done that, there would be more shock and outrage. Another way Robert Kennedy appeals to pathos is the repetition of “prayer for.”
As seen in Obama’s eulogy, “in good writing, words become one with things,” as American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson claims. Obama’s eulogy, delivered during the funeral of Senator Ted Kennedy in Boston, Massachusetts, not only praised but also memorialized Kennedy for his achievements and determination to make the world a better place. Through the use of colorful metonyms, thoughtful metaphors, and a shift in focus from Kennedy’s background to his achievements, Obama achieves his purpose of praising and memorializing Kennedy. Obama opens his eulogy with the introduction of Kennedy’s background through the use of metonyms. Obama uses the metonymy– a nickname used to substitute another word– “the world,” to substitute for the people of the world
Bush. This was the main purpose of the affair. Yet persuasion wasn’t his only goal. This speech served as a reminder for all Americans who have forgotten the American spirit and what sets our country apart, focusing more on the good, optimistic America and all that it can be. Depicting Obama’s humility, what he believes America is all about and why he can put his trust in John Kerry.
“In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our despair, against our will comes wisdom through the awful grace of God”(24-30). RFK used this quote to say people may want to stay angry and bitter, but anger will eventually be replaced with wisdom and understanding no matter how much they try to fight it. Kennedy recognizes his audience as Americans, but especially
