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Rhetorical Analysis Of Barack Obama's Speech

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A beast ravages the earth; creeping leisurely, alerting no one of its presence. Some deny its existence, others plead for recognition. Climate change is that monster, which crawls throughout the worlds atmosphere; elongating drought, and even causing wildfires frequency to increase. During his administration, Barack Obama spoke to the United nations about the need to increase funds, and programs to lessen the effect of carbon emissions on the earth. Although his speech was a presentation of scientific facts, Obama employed several rhetorical devices such as; ethical appeals, anaphora, and allusion conveying the gravity and urgency of slowing climate change around the world. Ethos is wielded within Obama’s speech to elevate his status from …show more content…

He also, by means of anaphora, communicates that the present and future are in need of immediate changes. As for the United States’ present ventures in environmental protection of carbon emissions, Obama utilizes anaphora in the section that reads, “We’re partnering…We’re helping…We’re building…”, to indicate unity among the current climate change programs (15). By means of a collective noun and three present ‘-ing’ verbs, Obama conveys the cohesion and immediacy of the reliefs efforts already at work. The excerpt encourages a developing idea that joining together creates more effective aid that assembles a better future. While mentioning the present attempts to soften the blow of carbon emissions upon the earth, Obama also addresses the future of climate change while applying anaphora. When talking about the lack of deniability of climate change, Obama states that the future, “It must be ambitious…It must be inclusive…It must be flexible…” (22). To emphasize the urgency by means of the word ‘must’, Obama creates a not to call to action, but specifically a call of aspiration, unity, and compromise. Highlighting these words exhibits the methods of continuance that will reap the most benefits in the climate change

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It could be argued that the Labour government of 1945-50 accurately created the welfare state when they introduced the National Health Service (NHS) Act in 1948 where every citizen is entitled to free health services. This was seen as the most important reform of the Labour government of 1945-50. The NHS Act 1948 gave free access to medical care to all members in society of a wide range nature, all members of the country were given free access to GP services, dentist, optician and hospitals. They were all to be provided for free at the point of use based on their citizenship right not the individual ability to pay for it (Fyrth, 1995; Page, 2008). According to Heyck (2008) Bevan, minister of health for Labour government 1945-50, was determined

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Utilizing personal pronouns such as “we” and “our,” Obama provides emphasis on the existence of global unity for any substantial change to become possible. For instance, “Science is how we were able to combat acid rain,” “We must continue to nurture our children’s curiosity,” “We must keep funding

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“We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense. And for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken -- you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you” (Obama par. 21). We will never back down to enemies; we will, in fact, beat you. Obama used anaphoras in his speech to persuade his audience that “we” are in this together.

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Tim Davis Mrs. Hampton AP English 11: A4 19 January 2017 Obama Rhetorical Analysis In President Obama’s Second Inaugural Address delivered on January 20th, 2013, he eloquently adopts several rhetorical devices for the purpose of looking forward on a “journey”. Excerpts from our Constitution also help him to achieve his purpose. Obama began his address by acknowledging the audience at the Inauguration.  

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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.

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The 44th and first African American President, Barack Obama, in his Inaugural Address, promotes a call to action. Obama’s purpose is to express his gratitude for his opportunity to become president and discuss his plans for economic advancement. In order to reach the American people of the U.S., Obama adopts a serious and thought-provoking tone to urge them to support his plans for advancement. During this time of economic crisis, Obama clearly conveys to the American people through his use of metaphor, allusion, and anaphora, that it is time to take a stand and make a change in America.

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Obama wants change but in order to make change he needs a team to back him up. He uses “we” to define him and the people as a team. The use of his word choice conveyed the message that we are a team, which joined him and the audience together. Obama’s speech reveals the truth on various issues.

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As climate change becomes a bigger issue, many individuals find themselves terrified at the thought of a destroyed, uninhabitable earth. These fearful emotions often lead to bleak outlooks on the future, causing people lose hope in the human race’s ability to improve. To combat this, head of the Climate Reality Project, Al Gore, gave a lecture at TED2016 on why people need to be optimistic about climate change. In this lecture, Al Gore makes an effective argument for a positive environmental outlook by supporting his talk with facts that appeal to the audience 's emotions, while also demonstrating his credibility. Al Gore begins his talk with a bit of humor to lighten the mood.

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In the Documentary Before the Flood, Leonardo Dicaprio travels around the world to meet with scientists, activists, and world leaders who inform us about climate change and how it affects our environment. Rhetorical devices are used throughout the documentary such as pathos, logos, and ethos which all are effective and help make claims that are efficiently supported and understood. The rhetorical device of ethos is widely supported throughout the documentary due to the use of scientists, politicians, government companies, and activists who all have credibility and a title that is highly looked up to. Gregory Mankiw is a professor at Harvard and teaches economics.

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Obama’s use of repetition in his speech makes his praise of John Kerry more powerful and by using the same words in different contexts, he shows that his ideas are important and relevant to all people. For example, “It’s the hope of slaves sitting around a fire [...] the hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores; the hope of a young naval lieutenant [...] the hope of a millworker’s son [...] the hope of a skinny kid with a funny name [...].” In this passage, the repetition of “the hope” applied to descriptions of different situations conveys the idea that everyone needs hope, and that America is a country built on hope. Obama also uses anaphora to drill certain ideas into the audience’s minds.

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