Abraham Lincoln gave his second Inaugural Address on March 4‚ 1865‚ as President of the United States. Lincoln touched the hearts and minds of the nation‚ filled with slaves and people whose family members or spouses were in the war. He not only related his speech to politics as he did in his first inaugural address but also used emotional language and rhetorical devices such as ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos‚ to support his argument that the war could have been avoided‚ and that the war started because
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Analysis on Clinton’s Rhetoric in Inaugural Address On January 21st‚ 1993‚ Bill Clinton spoke to America on what they could expect of his term as president. In his inaugural address‚ he motivated a nation using multiple forms of rhetoric. Although later scandal shattered his ethos‚ during his inaugural address his ethos is strong demonstrated by references to previous presidents and a confident tone. He also exploits a significant amount of logos‚ referring to the struggles of the people at the
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the other hand‚ the Union was anti-slavery and wanted to abolish it. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President‚ his main goal was to keep the United States together and would do everything in his power to keep it that way. Lincoln said in his inaugural address that “I have no purpose‚ directly or indirectly‚ to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so‚ and I have no inclination to do so” (1860). While Abraham Lincoln was the
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Abraham Lincoln ’s Second Inaugural Address In the "Second Inaugural Address" (1865)‚ Abraham Lincoln contemplates that they‚ as a United Nation‚ should reflect on the effects of the Civil War and move towards a better future for this nation. He addresses God and the issue of slavery in order to encourage the Northern and Southern states towards reconciliation. Lincoln tries to reveal his intention by utilizing figurative diction‚ parallel syntax‚ and a shifting tone. Abraham Lincoln uses
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that reputation one would expect nothing less from him for his inaugural address. While one could certainly decide how well Trump’s speech went based on party affiliations‚ most Americans will analyze the speech itself for the answer. By understanding Aristotle’s three modes of persuasion ( logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos) one can investigate how much of a success Trump’s speech truly was. President Trump’s use of logos in his inaugural address is quite exiguous‚ which reflects negatively on the speech as
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Jefferson” by Gordon S. Wood “Thomas Jefferson: First Inaugural Address‚ 1801” by Thomas Jefferson Gordon S. Wood wrote that Thomas Jefferson was a very important figure in the development of what we know today to be the United States of America. But‚ he was also hypocritical in the things he proposed. On March 4‚ 1801‚ Thomas Jefferson gave his inaugural address to become the third president of the United States. In his address‚ he says that the minority
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On September 12‚ 1962‚ President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech at Rice University Stadium‚ in which he appealed for support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s program to land humans on the Moon. In his speech‚ Kennedy uses process analysis‚ figurative language‚ and appeals to hope and responsibility to hopefully persuade Americans to donate towards NASA’s pursuit of space exploration. To start off his speech‚ Kennedy uses a "capsule history" to chronologically describe the
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Theodore Roosevelt’s Inaugural Address On September 6‚ 1901‚ President William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo‚ New York. Theodore Roosevelt took over the presidency on September 14‚ 1901 in Buffalo. He did not give his inaugural address until 1905 when he would start his second term as president. He gave his speech in the capital of the United States‚ Washington D.C. In his speech‚ Theodore Roosevelt mainly spoke about how Americans should be pro-imperialism
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cautious policies that were executed by President John F. Kennedy and his administration were directly influenced by all the pressures that surrounded Kennedy and‚ thankfully‚ prevented the cold war from escalating. Kennedy had to utilize all the hard lessons provided from the first and second World Wars in order to avoid repeating the same mistakes‚ to instead make a strong and good decision as leader of our country. Some of the pressures that Kennedy was under were; to first avoid engaging in a nuclear
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Thomas Jefferson’s Second Inaugural Address After Thomas Jefferson was re-elected president of the United States of America‚ he gave a speech called The Second Inaugural Address. President Jefferson was known for his wonderful speaking skills. His inaugural speech was powerful and well-written. The forms of rhetorical devices that President Jefferson used in his speech are elevated diction‚ tone‚ metaphors‚ and the power of three. The figurative speech confirms to the public that it was a good
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