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Rhetorical Analysis Of Speech To America's School

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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. His use of personal stories allows the audience to associate with someone with high status, such as himself. This supports Obama’s message because student’s will feel a connection to him rather than just looking at him as
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