The Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown Connecticut resulted in the death of twenty school children and six adults. Following the shooting, President Obama delivered a speech that moved citizens all over the country. President Obama became notorious for his subtle diction and natural body language that conveys sincerity and truthfulness along with the direct implication of his true thoughts. In this speech he effectively identifies himself not as a Democrat or Republican, but as a parent who wanted nothing more than to protect the children of our country. To do this, he uses vivid diction, open body language, controlled facial expressions, and a somber tone to deliver a speech that made the American people waiver.
On an important day in 1961, John F. Kennedy delivered a speech to the people all over the US and around the world that still gets quoted today. He made this speech to unite and make everyone come together. In his speech he used various examples of ethos, pathos and logos that really helped the speech and people come together. He as president would write the speeches himself and wouldn’t let others write it for him and is praised by many people because of that. John F. Kennedy didn’t use a lot of ethos but the ones he used were very good because it got the point across clearly.
One of the best ways a speaker can use to communicate his or her message is by using rhetorical appeals, President Roosevelt used pathos to be successful with his purpose. He used pathos because he wanted to make his audience get emotional to the event that had just happened, therefore his audience would listen carefully to understand the message that President Roosevelt was about to communicate. For example, president Roosevelt said, “The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. Very many American lives have been lost”. Based on this evidence, President Roosevelt intentions on including this not only had the purpose of informing his audience about the pass event, the attack by
“What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his soul?”Lyndon B Johnson wrote American Promise to America and Congress to persuade them to pass voting rights. Lyndon B Johnson uses metaphors, parallel structure and anaphora to persuade his audience that all people should be equal. LBJ uses anaphora to show his point in equality and give prominence to the idea of all men are created equal. “There is no”(paragraph 12). This uses pathos to show that this is an American problem,not a negro, southern or northern problem.
President Trump established ethos by using first and second point of view. This helps him achieve his purpose of convincing to the nation that him being the president is what is best for the country. He uses personal pronouns "you", "our", "we", and "I" to appeal to the listener, so that they feel included in fight to join both sides of congress to help better America. He states, “Tonight, I call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people...” (Trump).
Part 2 of our course focused on the analysis of a wide range of political speeches and on the use of rhetorical devices. More specifically, we have studied the debate on gun violence and how different politicians presented their point of view either in defence of or against gun legislation. For this task, I decided to take on the role of Senator Christopher Murphy and to discuss the ongoing problem of weak gun control in the U.S.A. by using a political speech. This text type, written to be conveyed at the Senate after the Parkland, Florida mass shooting, best suits my intentions , since it would be likely for the topic to be discussed in the two Houses after the tragedy. It makes use of ethos, given the senator’s personality and his long history as a
Pearl Harbor Address “Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked” (Roosevelt). A powerful quote from President Franklin D. Roosevelt which many are familiar with that helped to push the United States to formally declare war on the Japanese Empire. The United States was not expecting an attack from the Japanese Empire. “There had never been any attempt to cover the full 360 degrees around the islands…though it was well recognized that…was necessary in order to report the presence of enemy carriers.” The Japanese attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor for two hours leaving devastation behind, naval ships were destroyed and lives were lost.
The Rhetorical Elements of Barack Obama’s Speech President Obama uses rhetorical appeals throughout his speech. These rhetorical appeals help prove that each an every student should try their best in school. President Obama stated in his 2009 “Address to America’s Schoolchildren” that each student must take responsibility for his or her own education. President Obama uses many examples of ethos, logos, and pathos in his speech. In Obama’s 2009 “Address to America’s Schoolchildren” he has examples of ethos.
During a funeral for Reverend Clementa Pinckney, a Charleston shooting victim, President Obama delivered an influential eulogy. This eulogy turned out to be so powerful that it traveled throughout the internet and became known as one of Obama’s best speeches from the duration of his presidency. The speech resonated so well with many citizens because of its relatable content and connections to passionate issues in today’s society. The delivery of the eulogy played a gigantic part in its effectiveness to Americans as well. President Obama’s eulogy contained beyond relatable content and various connections to the issues racking society’s bones today.
In a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward, a debate is formed. One debate, the Presidential Debate, is focusing on one question what makes a good president? The two candidates, one of which will soon be the President, uses a mix of eye contact and physical movement to get the audience's attention and show what they mean and what they are feeling they also use things like pathos, ethos, logos, the rhetorical analysis and fallacies to help support their debate. In the Presidential Debate, both candidates use rhetorical analysis, such as ethos (Credibility) in their responses to the questions that they were given by the audience.
Ethos is a rhetorical device authors use to establish their credibility to speak authoritatively on a topic. To strengthen their arguments, they also use logos, or logical arguments and scientific data, and pathos to create an emotional reaction in the audience. In the ERWC Juvenile Justice unit, four different authors, with four different levels of ethos, discuss whether or not juveniles who have been charged with murder should be tried as an adult in the adult court system. Most argue that minors should be tried in the juvenile court system, while one demands that adolescents who massacre innocent victims spend the rest of their lives in prison. After closely reading each author’s opinion, it is clear that Jennifer Jenkins has the most
The first example of allusion in Obama’s speech is, “And we will never use 9/11 as a way to scare up votes, because it is not a tactic to win an election.” (2). Obama used a traumatic event for the American people to connect with listeners through a shared experience in his speech. He also uses allusion to show why he is different from other politicians. He explains that this experience should not be used to build votes; instead, it should be seen as a national tragedy.
In his “Speech to America’s Schoolchildren”, Obama employs an appeal to emotion in order to inspire students to appreciate their educational opportunities and responsibilities. Obama discusses a childhood memory of his and includes as part of his message that “[He] know[s] that feeling… [his] mother didn’t have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school” (68). This helps the president connect with the audience emotionally. By creating sympathy within the audience, Obama is able to appeal to his audience.
Rhetorical Analysis Obama Throught President Obama’s speech addressing gun control, Obama effectively uses both the appeal of ethos and repetition in order to persuade individuals into agreeing with him on the topic of tightening gun control. To begin with, in order to increase his credibility on the affair and in hopes of persuading his audience, Obama resorted to the use of ethos. This is seen when he states, ”I’m not on the ballot again. I’m not looking to score some points” (Obama 2). This line refers to the 2016 presidential campaign, and more importantly the fact that Obama will not be, and cannot run again.
When Obama says “These neighbors are our neighbors and these children are our children” he is making a powerful statement about his view of our people. He is not looking at himself as president, he is looking at the nation as a whole, saying that we are a family and that we are together. Obama is not individualizing the feelings of this incident because he knows that the entire country feels the way he does. Unlike Lincoln’s speech, Obama is showing us his empathy and his true feelings towards our country. His words strike emotion, like when he says “...take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics”.