Rhetorical Analysis Of Obama Speech

Senator Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential election was celebrated in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. He gave this speech in an open park, with hundreds-of-thousands of his supporters. Obama starts his speech by telling everyone that anything is possible in America. Next, he congratulates senator McCain on his campaign. Then, he starts thanking his supporters and he then talks about the change he hopes to make as president. After thanking everyone, he then goes to talk about problems that are happening in America and how he hopes to fix them. He uses powerful words to add emotional appeal for the audience. Another way president Obama makes his speech more impactful, he says that he hears everyone in America whether they voted for him or not.
President Obama starts his speech with a very powerful statement. “If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.” (Barack). By using this statement at the beginning of his speech, he lets America know that history has just been made. By winning the United States presidential election, Obama became the first African-American president. These words are very powerful because they give everyone in America hope
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