On “January 20, 2017” our president Donald Trump delivered his inaugural address speech on putting America first. Trump is Famous for being “a” real estate mogul and being on reality TV show The Apprentice, which was a show where he would judge people (contestants) on the business skills. Donald Trump also was involved in a huge profitable business in Manhattan building projects. Trump uses a variety of different rhetorical techniques in his inaugural address how great merica is and how we put ourselves first, as Trump says “America first.” Trump uses Pathos when he says, “Their victories have not been your victories; their triumphs have not been your triumphs; and while they celebrated in our nation’s capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land” (Trump). He uses pathos to help emphasize how he thinks this nation needs to help out the struggling and not focus on everyone else's victories and not they people that need to help. Trump also uses the word struggling to show pathos to the reader because it shows emotion to others. Trump uses logos when he says, …show more content…
When Trump says, “stops right here and stops right now” (Trump). He uses repetition to make his statements more powerful and demanding. Trump wants the audience to consider what his plans are and that he is going to put a stop to the bad and they are going to stop right away. When he says that they will stop right now he is going to work on stopping problems right away as he gets into office. Trump also said that all changes start right here and right now, and he brings everyone together saying that “this moment is your moment it belongs to you” (Trump). This is significant because it says that Trump is making everyone equal and making it “our success”. This relates to everyone because he is making it so others can live life how they want and not be in communism like other
...n their backs, but while Roosevelt devotes his efforts into defending the nation through logos, Bush is alleviating the emotional distress of America's problems through the use of pathos.
There have been many historical events in history that have impacted America in many ways. For example, famous Speeches given by important people such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the united states which his main goal was to help America recover from the severe economic issues during the 1930’s. Roosevelt used rhetorical devices to persuade desperate Americans, wounded from the Great Depression, by introducing a plan which it will be the best way to recover from the severe crisis that affected Americans. In Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address, he used personification, diction, and antimetabole to convey his conflicting feelings about the New Deal, in order to face the economic issues
At the beginning of the president’s speech, Bush used pathos to convey images of the terrorist attacks to the American people. George Bush recalls, “The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge -- huge structures collapsing have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness, and a quiet, unyielding anger” (Bush). This recollection of the terrible events tugs at the emotions of those who were listening to his speech at the time because many families had lost their loved ones to the attacks. The president recalled these terrible images of destruction in order to grab the attention of his listeners and express the mood of the situation. However, President George Bush does not only use pathos for sadness but he also uses pathos to portray American patriotism. The Commander and Chief states, “Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve” (Bush). This pathos is used for a completely different purpose. Instead of using the rhetorical device to touch on the emotions of the situation, here Bush uses pathos in an effort to lift up a grieving nation. His words are intended to give the horror stricken people hope when he explains how America is not a nation that will be broken so
of patriotism in his speech. He wants America to be proud even in the face of
The author uses pathos and logos several times in this writing. Pathos is in use when the author says, “Attempts to add sexual orientation to the federal statute began shortly after the brutal murder of young Matthew Sheppard in Wyoming, apparently because of his homosexuality.” He uses logos when he says, “ the yearly number of hate-crimes charges brought by the Justice Department dropped from seventy-six in 1996 to twenty-two ten years later.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy delivered one of the most important American speeches after being sworn in as president on January 20, 1961. His inauguration speech was so influential that it seized the nation’s attention, and quotes from it are still clearly remembered by people today. It is considered one of the best speeches ever written and ever delivered. It presents a strong appeal to pathos, ethos, and logos and accomplishes what any speaker strives for – it speaks straight to the heart of the audience and inspires people.
“Today we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another, or from one party to another – but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the American People.” With this statement, Trump had set the tone for his entire speech, and exhibits another of his main points in uniting the American people. “Rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation; an education system, flush with cash, but which leaves our young students deprived of knowledge.” Trump’s use of descriptive language, to create vivid imagery for the audience here is one of the most powerful statements he makes in his speech. The emotional response Trump is able to strike in the listener, and the feelings he creates with his appeals to pathos throughout the speech is a big part of what makes this an effective inaugural
In 1981, former president Ronald Reagan was inaugurated into office and just a couple days ago current president Donald Trump was inaugurated into office. When a president is inaugurated into house, they generally give an inaugural speech about what they will and can do for America. In Ronald Reagan’s inaugural address, he shares his thoughts about America and plans to come. Using different literary devices Ronald Reagan characterizes America as a broken country but, by using hard work and effort, America can truly be great.
has helped other nations yet has seen “the very sad depletion of our military”. He does not want to see other militaries grow while their own is being minimized and depleted. Another point was about where he addressed the spending of trillions while the infrastructure decays. This messages can connect to other voters, such as those from Bernie Sanders, on the issue of infrastructure. It is a real problem that many are being affected by it, and needs a solution. Trump later talked about how American factories are closing down, leaving the country, and millions of workers left behind. This resonates to those who have been affected by the closing of factories and have lost their jobs due to this. He then stated how “from this day forward, it’s going to be only America first - America first”. He wants America to be the number one priority, America comes first, the rest comes later. Trump then starts repeating the word we in many ways like “we will bring back our jobs”, “we will bring back our borders”, “we will bring back our wealth, and we will bring back our dreams”. This repetition is used to pronounce what he will do under his
In the speech, President Bush uses several metaphors to show that the United States is a strong country. Bush leads into the comparison of America, to the bending still occurring from the planes flying through the
He makes sure his audience connects with him directly by making them feel at his level, and at hiss. This way he connects to the audience, and in exchange, helps his statement of unity. Using various examples of parallelism, anaphora and refrain, Obama brands the theme of equality and togetherness in our country throughout the speech, vital to gaining the respect of his audience. Obama recalls the ‘enduring strength of the constitution’ by delving into the past alluding to America’s allegiance to the Declaration of Independence by quoting “we hold these truths. that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”.
He started off by talking about the economy. Since his election, he, claims to have created 2.4 million jobs and enacted the biggest tax cut ever (false). Trump talked about immigration reform, highlighting the “four pillars” of his administration’s immigration policy. A path of citizenship for 1.8 million “dreamers”, a fully secured US border, and an immigration system that gives preference to skilled workers, and limiting immigrants joining the country because of family members. The president added that he plans to modernize and rebuilt
As a result from extreme hard work and perseverance followed by an unmatchable drive to succeed, Donald J. Trump has earned the right to be known as a multi-billionaire, real estate icon, and President of the United States of America. Reflecting on his life, he has faced many challenges and overcame them all. To understand how he rose to success and his journey to the top of the kingpin, it is important to recognize how he saw the american dream and pursued it. Today, many recognize him as the president but very few can fully grasp all that he has done in his life. From his start as a real estate mogul, to his impact on media, there are many questions as to how he became so recognizable today.
Ethos demonstrates the speaker’s credibility, separating the non-persuasive and not credited speaker from the trustworthy presenter. President Bush served in the military prior to his term which helped him established ethos – at the time- with America nation. George W. Bush served as a Lieutenant in the Texas and Alabama National Air Guard. Bush brings his military experience into his speech when stating, “Our military is powerful, and it’s prepared.” Moreover, the television crew begins President Bush’s speech with a zoomed out view of the Oval Office, where many presidential speeches have been presented to the American public. The view of the Oval Office habitually starts a connection in the views mind of power and authority. These ethical factors; in addition to, visually linking the Presidents authoritative status the average American viewer received a true sense that America could bounce back, if guided by such as strong
In this paper I am going to discuss the rhetorical appeals, as well as the argumentative structure, audience and purpose set forth by George W. Bush in his September 27 speech in Flagstaff, Arizona. More specifically I will refer to the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos and logos, and explain how they are used to gain the support and attention of the audience and further the further the purpose of the speech. As I explain these appeals I will also give an insight into the argumentative structure and why it is apparent in this particular speech.