English 1101 Rhetorical Analysis President Obama’s acceptance speech aims to convince his audience by talking about the major issues in America at the time‚ like the economy‚ war‚ gas prices‚ and jobs. Obama starts his speech thanking his family and the Clinton family. He begins by talking about himself as a third person‚ he approaches his audience by telling the Democrats‚ Republican and Independents to keep the American promise alive‚ he states that the American promise is everything we dreams
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“A great speech‚ rational or emotional‚ has the power to influence‚ challenge or persuade more than one audience.” Write an essay response supporting your argument to this statement in a close analysis of how three speeches have been crafted. Roman rhetorician Quintilian once commented‚ “And what‚ after all‚ is an orator? Not a good speaker‚ but a good person speaking well..." Great speeches influence‚ challenge or persuade audiences from any context because they are messages ‘good’ people have
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Prepared remarks of President Barack Obama: Back to School Event The president Barack Obama held a speech called “Back to School” on September 8‚ 2009. The speech was about the responsibility that you have as a young individual - responsibility to yourself‚ your teachers‚ parents and your country. Obama mentions‚ among other things‚ that you have to attend school to find out what you are good at and thereby what you want to make out of your future. He says that‚ without any education you’re never
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Rhetoric is the art of communication‚ an art that aims to improve the capability of writers or speakers to inform‚ persuade‚ or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. Persuading someone to back a specific candidate or party is a crucial test of any political campaign. Many presidential candidates employ rhetoric to try to influence potential voters to gain their support and future vote. Potential presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are both examples of speakers
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devices in the speech. How did the speaker address arguments and counterarguments? Were the speaker’s arguments effective? Explain your answers. The campaigner in this speech shows an example of bias by saying the acts of Jim Gettys are "evil domination". He also shows more bias by calling Kane the "fighting liberal" and also referring to Kane as "the friend of the working man". The opinion here is definitely in favor of Kane and against Gettys. One fallacy in this speech is a type called
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Former President Barack Obama‚ in his 2009 “Inaugural Address” speech talks about how he will change America for the better. He uses a persuasive tone in order to let the audience know what he is doing and also that it is serious and that he will accomplish everything he wants to alter in the country. Obama’s purpose is to give a good speech as the new president. Obama uses rhetorical devices like anaphora‚ preamble‚ and allusion. “On this day” “On this day” “On this day” these are examples of
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By putting democratic beliefs into anecdotal form‚ it is easier for Republicans to understand the reasoning of the Democrats‚ without forcing the ideas upon them. During this anecdote‚ Obama uses anaphora to give power and urgency to his parents’ situation by beginning each of the sentence with “they”‚ like when he states‚ “They imagined --They imagined me going to the best schools in the land‚ even though they weren’t rich‚ because in
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Chapter 1: A Global Family Portrait Sachs outlines elements of life in four countries – Malawi‚ Bangladesh‚ India and China which broadly correspond to four ‘stages’ of development – • Malawi – caught in ‘the perfect storm’ is portrayed as a Malaria and AIDS infested rural backwater‚ largely cut off from international trade – represents the four billion people trapped in extreme poverty – living on less than $1 a day • Bangladesh – ‘on the ladder of development is ‘ integrated into
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John F. Kennedys Inaugural Speech Rhetorical Analysis. On January 20th of 1961‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy gave his inaugural speech in front of thousands‚ while millions were watching on television. He was sworn into office as the thirty fifth president of the United States of America. In his speech‚ JFK uses rhetorical analysis to persuade the audience‚ which was filled with a lot of different ethnicities. First‚ John F. Kennedy uses ethos in his speech. Because he gave his speech in the cold‚ on
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the aspiring orator Phaedrus‚ I attempt to illustrate how Plato establishes his theory of a true art of rhetoric. The Phaedrus begins with Socrates encountering Phaedrus in Athens‚ where Phaedrus remarks that the famed rhetorician Lysias wrote a speech on favoring a relationship with a non-lover as opposed to a lover. Doubly stricken by the opportunity to accompany Phaedrus and hear a speech‚ Socrates accompanies Phaedrus on a stroll outside the city walls in search of a quiet spot to read‚ soon
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