On June 16th at his very own Trump Tower in New York City, Donald Trump announced that he would be running for president. It was only thirty seconds into his speech when Trump committed his first fallacy. In an attempt to insult the intelligence of his fellow GOP candidates, he compared their incompetence toward air conditioners to their supposed inability to beat ISIS. “They didn’t know the air-conditioner didn’t work,” “How are they going to beat ISIS?” This is a bad example fallacy due to his use of an example that fails to prove the conclusion and has little connection to it. Despite the complete lack of relation between Trump’s example and his conclusion, he was still able to provoke the audience into feelings of contempt toward the other…
Marco Rubio serves as a Republican senator representing Florida. He is 41 years old and a Cuban American. He is considered to be a rising star in the Republican Party. Some go as far as calling him the “Republican Savior”. He was picked to deliver the official Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address. His response was delivered in both English and Spanish and also mentions his immigrant roots in hopes of rallying support of the Latino voter which played such a crucial role in Obama’s re-election. His voice was strong and full of passion. He conveys his message by speaking of…
Pathos one of the three modes of persuasion in rhetoric which is used to persuade an audience by appealing to a crowds emotions. Emotional appeal can be met in a series of ways such as through symbolism, humor, storytelling and constant references such as to undocumented Mexicans as Presidential Candidate Donald Trump has done over and over. Now this man is smart he is appealing to every emotion we have anger, frustration, pride you name it. Trump references constantly to the undocumented immigrants for the stack of America’s problems, like violence and economy troubles. Trump uses his ethos to discredit all undocumented workers by stating false accusations like categorizing illegal immigrants as violent, rapists, harm for the economy or job…
43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, in his speech, 9/11 address to the nation. Bush’s purpose is to inform U.S. citizens of what happened during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, and how the U.S. government will respond. Bush creates an emotional tone in order to appeal to the emotions of the U.S. citizens to unify them and to provide a feeling of hope and security. Bush begins his address to the nation by acknowledging that the terrorist attack has caused a lot of misery and destruction. One main device Bush adopts a few times in his speech is ellipsis, the deliberate omission of a word or of words that are readily implied by the context and must be supplied by the reader or listener.…
In the beginning, Hillary Clinton starts her speech with achievement that women have been achieving which leads everyone to feel proud of today’s world’s women. However, she clearly highlights all the terrible things that women have to deal with, such as rape, burning, abortion, honor killings etc. One of the examples she gave was girls being abused and tortured because they are born as girls. “It is a violation of human rights when babies are denied food, or drowned, or suffocated, or their spines broken, simply because they are born girls.” She painted the picture the way her audience would feel sympathy towards these women who have become victims of these kind of violence. The audience would realize that these women weren’t allowed to have…
On June 16, 2015, in the extravagant Trump Tower of New York City, Donald John Trump announced his candidacy for the 2016 presidency. While most Americans raised their eyebrows in bewilderment, comedians erupted in a dance that Happy Feet would envy. His bombastic personality, amorphous hair, and poorly photographed facial expressions have become some of the most popular political punchlines. Critics dissect his statements and possible solutions until they seem unrealistic, and some are, like building a “YUGGEEE” wall to separate America and Mexico. While Trump is one of the most successful men in America, he is portrayed in media to be an ignorant idiot by YouTubers, comedy writers, and even respected…
On September 11, 2001, Islamic terrorists executed attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. killing nearly 3,000 people. Later that day, President George W. Bush released a statement to the public describing the acts that occurred, the steps that were being taken to return communities to peace, and the steps the government was taking to retaliate against the people that committed this heinous act. President Bush explained the horrifying events, and then reassured the public that his administration would be unfazed by the attempt to disrupt the American way of life. Although this event was not something that he or the American people would soon forget, he stressed the importance of remaining positive…
We all wish we could take back the day thousands of Americans were killed. The day of September 9, 2011. George W. Bush presented a speech that night. He talked about and went over what happened during 9/11. His purpose of this speech was to let people know what was going on and what we, as a group, could do in response to this situation.…
United States foreign policy in central and east Africa has remained relatively consisted since the 1990s. The Clinton, Bush and Obama administration worked with, as President Bill Clinton labelled ‘new generation’ of African leaders to help bring stability and Western oriented market-focused economic development policies. Western assistance composed on the premise of foreign aid for social development of schools, healthcare facilities and progression in human rights. It does not often cover when African states fall into chaos from wars, massacres and genocide, American presence is largely absent. The Mogadishu line, famous after eighteen U.S. soldiers died in a raid in 1993, still persists with America’s hesitation to use its military in Africa for missions beyond state interest and security. Rwanda experienced this first hand during its 1994 genocide.…
Donald Trump has problems with connecting with several groups of people. His public image is tainted for his bigotry, inciting violence at his rallies, lack of respect for Women, (comments made about Megyn Kelly), Mexicans who he called rapists and Muslims who he wants to deport. Leaders of the Jewish Community planned a boycott of Trump’s speech at the AIPC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) for his…
On January 20, 2017, a new man was brought into office, Donald J. Trump, whose influence and power will lead our nation for the next four to eight years. Donald Trump obviously has a different style than our past president, Barack Obama, speech wise. However, Mr. Trump’s use of rhetorical strategies in his inauguration speech lead many to be in awe due to his nationalistic diction and his flowing syntax.…
Whether you love him or you despise him, you know his name and what his goals for our country are. He is currently running for president and is constantly in the public eye, Donald Trump is consistently one of the most talked about people in the country. His many social mishaps since he has announced he is running for office has made him very a familiar face with anyone who uses the internet and he has since become the center of numerous satirical memes mocking his beliefs and outrageous remarks.…
Facebook isn’t just a place to see pictures of friends and family’s latest vacation, or to see what your sister-in-law cooked for dinner that night. It’s a place where news, messages, ideas, and funny cat videos can spread at the click of a button. Given that, on average, over 628 million people log on to facebook each day, it is a great website for advertisement. With these statistics, anyone trying to relay some type of message would be “stupid” to not use Facebook as a resource. With this in mind, the Facebook page of GOP front runner Donald Trump takes advantage of the use of Facebook to express his personal values, gain media exposure, and to acquire voter support for his presidential campaign through a use of image and text post strategies…
The tensions and distrust of Republican officials by the disenfranchised party members has provided the backdrop to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. In the current presidential election Republican candidate Donald Trump has been covered more extensively than any other candidate. Much of Donald Trump’s rhetoric are centered around shock value statements that make perfect controversial sound bites that are then repeatedly played on news channels, television shows, and posted online. According to an estimate by the New York Times the air time Donald Trump has received is worth over two billion dollars. Regardless of the fact that much of the coverage Trump has received the main value of all of that television coverage has been name recognition.…
[ He] had kids both times, but he’s the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America. Donald, sit and spin, my friend.” With those comments, Trump decided to join the feud and fired back at the comedian by going to People Magazine and told them “O’Donnell is “a real loser” and “a woman out of control.”…