Rhetorical Analysis Of George Bush Speech On 9/11

Rhetoric: Bush’s 9/11 Speech On the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01, I was watching special 9/11 documentary programs on the History Channel. They showed President George Bush’s speech that followed the attacks that day, and it inspired me to choose Bush & his address to nation for my rhetoric text analysis. When I personally think of rhetoric, I think of a speech, a movie, a phrase, an iconic figure, etc. that has a sole purpose to persuade or to appeal to a specific audience. George Bush, being the president and commander in chief at the time of such a horrific string of events, gave a speech that appealed to America as a whole. Being President Bush, the speech was much more significant coming from him than from any other political or known figure at the time, because Americans needed their faith to be restored by the leader of our Nation at the time. His speech was

The use of metaphorical language in Bush’s speech was excellent because he compares the catastrophic situation to America’s strength. For example, Bush states “Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America.” Also the following line, “These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.” The two lines stand out in particular, because it persuades the American people that this tragedy did not, and will not, damage our strong Nation. Another very powerful line in his speech includes “America was targeted for attack because we’re the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity…no one will keep that line from shining.” The line in particular speaks of how our country is kind, prosperous, and free, and that those who terrorized our country will not ever take those assets away from America and its