Introduction If one has not heard of Bill Clinton, either he/she is very young or likely lives under a rock. William Jefferson Clinton, best known to many as “Bill” served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated in office at the age of 46, Clinton was the third youngest president (John F. Kennedy was the second youngest at 43, while Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest overall at the age of 42). Clinton was the first president to been born after World War II and the first to be born in the baby boomer generation. The baby boomers are the generation of people who were born between the years of 1946 to 1964. At the time of the baby boom, social change was very prominent. According to History.com, baby boomers …show more content…
An ad hominem is defined in Latin as “to or at the person” and it “refers to any attack against an individual instead of against her or his position on the issues” (Larson, p. 245). This would prove to be true as Bush referred to Clinton as a “draft dodger” and “Carter II” during his campaign. In addition, Bush’s rhetoric turned into negative campaigning when he repeatedly blamed Congress for lack of progress (Wendt and Fairhurst, 1994). With Bush’s faults throughout the campaign, Clinton would capitalize on the opportunity during his acceptance speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention. In his speech, Clinton stated to the American public that the one thing that irritates him the most about Bush was that “he derides and degrades the American tradition of seeing and seeking a better future. He mocks it as the vision thing”. In addition, he would also state that “where there is no vision, the people perish” (p. 7). Clinton went further into the speech, arguing that his “New Covenant” vision would establish a clear idea as opposed to a vague idea from the predecessor. This would also refer to Rank’s Model as he intensified and emphasized the word “New” as a way to persuade the people to forget about the status quo and vote for
Have you ever wondered how influential people write great speeches that grab people's attention? They use a literary device called, rhetorical appeals. As supported in Hillary Clinton’s November 03, 2016 speech, uniting the American Public, will lead to an advantageous country. In her speech for the Democratic National Convention it states that, as elected for president, she will get everyone saying “We” instead of “I”. To reach out to the American Citizens and grab their attention, Clinton uses many rhetorical devices as she speaks. Using Logos, Pathos, and Ethos, the people of America jump on board with Clinton's ideas.
The best way to examine this speech is through a speech-act methodology. Speaker-setting and speaker-audience relationships are key in the analysis of this situation. Before answering the proposed research question we can ask another important question. Why did former President Bill Clinton choose to give this address? According to the Hart text several things must be true. 1. The speaker feels something is wrong. After several rounds of questioning the American public was growing ti...
The purpose of Clinton’s public rhetoric is to win the support of the American people, relative to the Republicans and the Independent Counsel. The support of the people will ensure the eventual cooperation of the House and Senate–who are directly responsible to the public for their jobs. Because Clinton is speaking to a broad and...
Page, Clarence. (1998, October 25). Bill Clinton can teach Machiavelli a thing or two. The Houston Chronicle, p. 3.
The goal of Hillary’s speech is to persuade her audience that her ideas are valid, by using ethos, pathos, and logos. Hillary is the First Lady and Senator, she shows credibility as an influential activist for woman rights. “Over the past 25 years, I have worked persistently on issues relating to women, children, and families. Over the past two and a half years, I’ve had the opportunity to learn more about the challenges facing women in my country and around the world” (Clinton 2).
Political scientists have continually searched for methods that explain presidential power and success derived from using that power effectively. Five different approaches have been argued including the legal approach, presidential roles approach, Neustadtian approach, institutional approach, and presidential decision-making approach. The legal approach says that all power is derived from a legal authority (U.S. Constitution). The presidential roles approach contends that a president’s success is derived from balancing their role as head of state and head of government. The Neustadtian approach contends that “presidential power is the power to persuade“ (Neustadt, p. 11). The institutional approach contends that political climate and institutional relations are what determines presidential power. The last approach, decision-making, provides a more psychological outlook that delves into background, management styles, and psychological dispositions to determine where a president’s idea of power comes from. From all of these, it is essential to study one at a time in order to analyze the major components of each approach for major strengths and weaknesses.
Before stepping into the critical analysis of the speech, it is important to understand the historical setting from which the speech arose. The context can be briefly summarized as the following. In 1995 Clinton had a sexual relationship with one of his White House interns by the name of Monica Lewinsky. On January 17, 1998, a sexual misconduct lawsuit against him was filed. Clinton then quickly delivered a forceful public statement that he did not have a sexual relationship with the woman. However, unknown to President Clinton, Linda Tripp, one of Lewinsky’s associates, had recorded several conversations of Lewinsky describing her affair with the President. In the seven months afterwards, Kenneth W. Starr, the StarWhitewater independent counsel, had began collecting evidence of the affair and carrying out investigation about Clinton’s obstruction of justice. Evidence of Clinton lying under oath would be grounds for impeachment. On August 17, 1998, Clinton decided to a...
In the light of Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech, which happened on the same exact day as this speech that year, President Barrack Obama connected his speech closely to Martin’s, both in the importance of unification and very similar in language and structure. Our president takes us to the past, telling us that freedom was closer of being taken rather than given. He uses logos to re...
Thesis: The allure of the New Age can be attributed in part to an overall lack of understanding its nature; when its history is taken into consideration and its persuasive element is exposed, we see that, contrary to the assumption that the New Age is a freer alternative to mainstream religion, persuasion is a very present part of the New Age.
Neustagt begins with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom he believes is the one president that knew how best to yield his power. He uses other examples throughout the book of Presidents from FDR to Reagan and endeavors to show the reader the ways in which power and persuasion was used in order for the presidents too perform at the best of their ability and still retain the power to persuade in order to govern the country and appease the public. Neustadt points out to the reader his opinion of the ways the president power is seen by others and how affective it is when certain strategies are applied correctly.
As we look back upon the 20th Century we see the birth of American prominence. The century is marked with glorious American achievements ranging from the birth of the Space Age to the development of the Information Age. Now, as we venture through the new millennium, the potential of further American prosperity is enormous. At times this journey will be a perilous quest, but with valiant leadership this nation shall flourish. Only the Democratic Party is prepared to guide America towards this future.
5. Doneberg, Jon. “Clinton Making a Strong Finish for final term” The Daily Illini, Jan. 18th 2001. http://www.dailyillini.com/jan01/jan18/news/news01.shtml
A persuasive speech is a specific type of speech in which the speaker has a goal of convincing the audience to accept his or her point of view. (Boundless, 2016). This kind of speech, therefore calls on the speaker to come up with ways that makes it possible to attain the positive conviction results. According to Robert Cialdini, the six (6) identified key principles that ensure positive results are Reciprocity, Scarcity, Authority, Commitment and consistency, Consensus and Liking (Saylor Academy , 2016)
Hilary Clinton was born Hilary Diane Rodham, in Chicago Illinois during the year 1947. She was the oldest of three born to Hugh Ellsworth Rodham, a small textile supply owner, and his wife Dorothy. From her youth up until the time that she married, Hilary was a very busy lady. In her youth, she worked as a babysitter after school. She also watched children during her vacation times. After graduating from grade school she applied to NASA, only to find out that women were not accepted into the astronaut program. Inspired by a speech by Martin Luther King, she spent a lot of her off time in college working at various public service jobs. She worked for various Democratic candidates subcommittees, mainly dealing with children’s defense and children’s studies funds. During her second year of law school, she...
According to Merriam Webster, the term “ethical” can be defined as “rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad.” Being able to differentiate between what is good, and what is bad is key when it comes to many things. One of these things includes persuasion. There are many concepts that can explain why certain principles of persuasion can be more ethical than others, and many that are critical to being an ethical communicator. Said concepts are explained in Rothwell’s text, In the Company of Others, Robert Cialdini and Steve Martins video, Science of Persuasion, and Stephen Carter’s text, Integrity.