Rhetorical Analysis Of George W. Bush's 9/11 Speech

“Disbelief, Terrible sadness, and a quiet unyielding anger,” (Bush 2001). On September 9th, 2001, the World Trade Center Towers were struck by two planes, one after another. The attacks were made by Al-Qaeda after successfully hijacking the planes and flying them into the twin tower structures. Following the attack, President George W. Bush, made an address to the nation commemorating the lost lives, paying tribute to the heroes, and creating efforts to connect the nation back to its wholeness (gerund). Bush uplifted American spirit and swayed the American opinion toward action against the tragedy through his personality (ethos), logic (logos), and his emotional appeal (pathos).
Bush involved ethos (credibility and personality) into his address. Upon entering the lives of Americans, Bush connected with the American people as he wore a face of dismay simultaneously. Bush was both a fellow citizen of the United States and a leader. He follows with his plans, “I've directed the full resources for our
He Approach the public on the levels of a representative, a leader, and a human being. On that day, in early September, despite all political and ethnic backgrounds, America stood together to fight the burning threat which the country faced after the heart shattering event of 9/11 (ind. clauses joined by conjunctive adverb). This horrific event turned into a day of celebration of the heroic qualities of the people. Similarly to the day of April 15, 2013, the day of the Boston Bombing. This day of celebration quicky was striped from the Bostonians as they ran from the street sides in terrior. Barack Obama quickly united the people back. Obama even conducted an “interfaith healing service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston,” (Telegraph 2015) to create this intermix of