On January 20, 2017, The Inauguration of the forty fourth president took place in Washington DC. President Donald Trump walked up to the podium confidential to give his speech. To Americans the Inauguration is traditional and it’s symbolic of a change in power. Because it demonstrates the president's plans for the next four years and it assures the population that the country would be in good hands, the inaugural speech must be effective. Trumps inaugural speech contains pathos but it lacks in ethos, logos; a convincing and effective speech will have all three components. Trump uses pathos in his inaugural speech to gain the audience’s approval. He especially attempts to invoke feelings of anger in the crowd through his use of patriotic statements. Trump declares, “From this day forward, it's going to be only America first, America first.” This is effective because it implicitly says during other presidential administrations America was not the priority, so anyone listening will believe Trump’s intentions are to …show more content…
Towards the end of the speech Trump tries to deem himself religious by saying, “And most importantly, we will be protected by God.” however, he doesn't have a religious reputation. Trump already has a questionable reputation; whenever he is seen on the news, the story is scandalous. From making fun of a disabled reporter, inappropriately touching women, to lying about his taxes and many more Trump can't be seen as a credible man. Another attempt to establish a trustworthy reputation is when Trump says, “The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans.” Trump is swearing his loyalty in front of thousands; this is an attempt to demonstrate that he can be held accountable for his words. However, having his word doesn't establish his credibility because Trump has little to no political background. The final downfall of his speech is his failed attempt to appeal to
The purpose of an “inaugural address” is to inform the people of his or her intentions as a leader. Two of the most prominent inaugural addresses throughout history are Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s and Barack Obama’s. Franklin Roosevelt’s inaugural address stands the test of time because it gave the American people hope that they may overcome the terrible Great Depression. Similarly, Barack Obama’s address is well known because it inspired millions that we will be lifted out of economic crisis, but it was also remembered as the first inaugural address from an African American president. The inauguration speeches of Franklin Roosevelt and Barack Obama use the rhetorical devices parallelism, allusions, and emotive language to convey their messages
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
He implements this emotional appeal into his speech to involve all Americans—people living in the United States of America, regardless of their ethnicity, race, or culture, and to acknowledge that the American people have endured this together, and that they will continue to advance after this event with stronger resolve, stronger than ever. In addition, he implements personification to motivate and empower the American people. “Our nation, this generation, will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future” (Bush, 2001). “This generation”, again a synonym for the American people, with its unwavering resolve, will fight for its freedom persistently. He intimates that the future of America and of democratic freedom is in the hands of the American people; that the American people have the power to control their fate.
of patriotism in his speech. He wants America to be proud even in the face of
In October 2012 President Obama was reelected as President of the United States of America. Famous for his exceptional speeches in his first term as president there was some pressure on Obama to deliver a notable acceptance speech after such a nail biting election. By using rhetorical strategies in his speech Obama had to reach every audience member whether they were democratic or republican. President Barack Obama grasps every member of his audience by using ethos pathos and even some logos in his 2012 acceptance speech, his very first speech in his second term as president.
“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
The first inaugural was important because the US nation was at very difficult point, and this was due to crash of banking and financial markets occurred in 1929. This speech represents numerous excellent use of Rhetoric.
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
From his extremely vivid imagery at the beginning to his conclusion that America plans to seek a solution with Russia and other nations, the president’s flow from using pathos to logos to ethos made his speech very effective and compelling. His argument was backed up and supported all through out his speech, which helped his audience believe that what he was saying is true and important. However, his speech would have been nothing without the implication and opinion that America is the strongest nation in the world. Although this point is debatable, it is our duty to help other nations. We definitely do an excellent job at helping other nations and always having their best interests at heart. I believe this was the main goal for Obama’s speech; a plan to protect the United States. The use of logos, ethos and pathos just helped his speech to be more persuasive and
The president’s inaugural address allows the president to lay out his plans and intentions to excite and motivate people across the country. Since the main reason for his sermon is to inspire rather than educate, Kennedy rarely uses any logical pleads. Yet, Kennedy adequately uses passionate dialect to make the people sense their involvement in what the President says. Kennedy composes the assignment to bring back tranquility and good-wealth as not only his aim, but of the public as well.
President Obama’s Inaugural Speech: Rhetorical Analysis. Barrack Obama’s inauguration speech successfully accomplished his goal by using rhetoric to ensure our nation that we will be in safe hands. The speech is similar to ideas obtained from the founding documents and Martin Luther King’s speech to establish ‘our’ goal to get together and take some action on the problems our country is now facing. As President Barack Obama starts his speech, he keeps himself from using ‘me’, ‘myself’, and ‘I’ and replacing it with ‘we’, ‘us’, and ‘together’ to achieve his ethos.
President Barack H. Obama has been always using rhetorical strategies in his political speeches. He used these strategies to present important points and views of his in front of public. Delivering points and views properly and logically got him to be the president in the first place. President Obama used mostly ethos and pathos, yet some logos to deliver his inaugural and the state of union speeches. Being that, he was able to reach the audience emotionally and make the speech flow efficiently while he preserved his credibility. Each speech has own audience that differs from the other. In the inaugural speech the audience was the public and therefor the speech was short and used short sentences that are easy to understand. On the other hand, the state of union speech’s audience was mostly the congers members and therefore the language was more specific and filled with political terminology. Both speeches will be discussed upon context and using ethos, pathos and logos consecutively.
Abraham Lincoln spoke with confidence and inspiration in his second inaugural address because he was seeking for reconciliation, he acted as if everyone wanting to save the union was on the same side. Keeping in mind the end goal to attempt and adjust for the transgression of bondage. However, Lincoln’s form of expression, rhetorical devices, and organization offered him assistance with convincing the group of onlookers that the countries fate was still brilliant.
This speech had a lot of positive sides to it, but one of the most important things was that it gave him a good look from the outside. The inaugural address was written to let the citizens of America know that they could change this country for the better. It assured all voters that they voted for a good cause and that their choice would not end badly. We need to repeat this so much that when we hear it again, we have it memorized and we have no doubt about it.
On January 20, 2009, President Obama was officially inaugurated and sworn in as the forty-fourth president of the United States of America. The tradition of being inaugurated requires the president to give a speech about the goals they want to reach during their presidency. The president must make a speech that appeals to the audience while being professional. Rhetoric is a useful strategy to utilize in speech making. Obama uses rhetoric to achieve presenting his message of creating hope and change together in America while fixing the economic and social challenges and issues left behind from the previous president. Barack Obama uses syntax, the rhetorical triangle, and diction to portray his message.