Depicting America as a powerful, united, bulwark of the world, John McCain makes his conciliatory address to the Republican National Convention. As a war hero and a senator, John McCain spent his life fighting for American patriotism and strength. However, in the 2000 election, he loses the Republican party nomination and makes a speech to make Americans aware of the difficulties that follow on the current path. He stresses the need to act now and to initiate successful leadership and force to keep America secure and powerful. By contrasting America’s possibilities and current situation, repeating the multitude of dilemmas facing American leaders, and weaving incessant syntax through the passage, McCain successfully conveys his message to the …show more content…
McCain, not even 20 words into his speech, has already stated that America is “so strong and prosperous that we can scarcely imagine the heights we could ascend if we have the will to make the climb.” He makes this patriotic claim in order to catch the attention of the Republican base and to highlight the true problem facing America. Halfway into his second sentence, he already boasts about America’s possibilities and he chooses this patriotic appeal because of the Republican listeners, who hold patriotism and loyalty to the nation in high regard. McCain adds that we might not have “the will to make the climb” and this serves to distress the audience and prepare them for his description of the crisis. Consequently, McCain continues by exclaiming how America “is in danger of losing the best sense of herself: that there is a purpose to being an American beyond materialism.” McCain vociferates about America “losing the best sense of herself” and his claim hits a specific nerve in the Republican voters. Republicans establish themselves as a party who takes action for the preservation of America’s dominance and strength, and although his comments about America being subpar stand a chance at alienating his audience, his distress signal brings their attention and wonder to his speech. Repeating the various pitfalls of 2000s American culture, after capturing the …show more content…
Furthermore, McCain asserts how George W. Bush “wants nothing to divide us into separate nations”. Not our color. Not our race. Not our own wealth. Not our religion, but our religion. Not our politics.” McCain makes this speech at the Republican National Convention in order to symbolically hand the baton to Bush and relay the importance of voters trusting Bush. McCain presents a crisis and then declares that only one figure can restore America back to its glory and points the spotlight onto George W. Bush. At this Republican National Convention, although McCain lost the vote, a large portion of the listeners and voters side with him over Bush. In order to fully transfer his votes onto Bush, McCain presents this crisis and presents the solution. McCain mostly utilizes emotional appeals to indoctrinate his message into voters, and not only does this uniquely help them visualize the American dilemma, but the bleak depictions force them to go with McCain’s proposal to vote for Bush. McCain
In chapter one, Fiorina begins with a powerful quote from Pat Buchanan’s 1992 speech at the Republican National Convention, “There is a religious war…a cultural war as critical to the…nation…as the cold war…for this war is for the soul of America” (Fiorina et al. 1). Using several other quotes, he illustrates the belief that the nation is torn between personal morals and extreme conservative notions. He then states his belief that these sentiments are complete nonsense, and exaggerations. There is no culture war according to Fiorina, no war for the soul of America. Describing the culture war as a myth caused by lack of information, misrepresentation of facts by activists, and selective media coverage. He suggests that Americans are essentially bystanders avoiding the cross fire between the left and right wing activists. Furthermore, he contrasts that it is the American choices that are polarized due to politicians, thus creating the appearance of a politically polarized society. Finally, he concludes the first chapter by outlining his argument in the following chapters. Fiorina does an exceptional job hooking the reader with his first chapter, the quotes and various examples of how America is portrayed as polarized are effective in swaying the audience to agree and then he shocks the reader by debunking all previous statements with his personal beliefs and outline for how he plans to prove his argument.
In the “George Bush’ Columbia” speech, George W. Bush used a variety of ways in order to make his mark and effectively assemble his dialog. One of the most prominent strategies Mr. Bush used was his sentence structure. He did a great job shaping his speech by initially addressing the problem at hand. He first stated what happened, who it happened to, and gave his condolences to the ones who didn’t make it, along with their families. Mr. Bush also seemed sincere throughout his speech as he made sure to mention each hero apart of the crew. Another technique George W. Bush displayed was the diction and tone he used while delivering the speech. From listening to the audio last week, I remember the passion behind Bush’s words and the sincerity
He begins by raising doubts about the accuracy of Reagan’s beloved vision of America as the “Shining City on a Hill”, alluding to emotion-stirring stories of the homeless in Chicago and mothers who struggle to feed their children. His use of ethos poses the question “If our very own president doesn’t know what’s going on in our country, what makes him qualified to lead this country into a bright future?” Most of Cuomo’s speech challenges the decisions and qualifications of President Ronald Reagan, making him appear as the country’s enemy. Cuomo repeatedly appeals to his audience’s emotions by referring to the country as a family who has been separated by the ideals of Republicans, arguing that they divide the nation into the “lucky and the left out, the royalty and the rabble”(275). His metaphoric “wagon train” of America calls for Democratic action, as the Republicans can’t make it to the frontier “unless some of the old, some of the young, some of the weak are left behind”(274). Once again, Cuomo articulates his vision of the nation’s people as a “family” by finishing off with the story of his own family. He uses both pathos and ethos to confirm that, being the son of immigrants who worked hard to provide for their family, his appeals are credible. His use of vivid imagery like witnessing his
Ann Richards’s keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1988 was extremely interesting to watch. I believe her speech was intended to be focused on the American family and also the American farmers. These two areas seemed to be very important to Mrs. Richards and she made a point to discuss both.
Many would argue that President Obama is one of the most effective speakers in the decade. With his amazing speeches, he captivates his audience with his emotion and official tone.
McCain starts off his speech by using self-disclosure and describing his time as a young man as a navy liaison, and eventually senator, on the senate and working alongside former vice president Joe Biden. “Joe was already a senator, and I was the navy’s liaison to the Senate. My duties included escorting Senate delegations on overseas trips, and in that capacity, I supervised the disposition of the delegation’s luggage, which could require – now and again – when no one of lower rank was available for the job – that I carry someone worthy’s bag” (McCain 2017). Self-Disclosure is the the speaker telling the audience of their personal experiences and tells the audience why they have the personal convictions that they have. (Hamilton 2017)
43rd President of the United States, George Bush, in his speech, “9/11 Address to the Nation” addresses the nation about the day of September 11, 2001. Bush’s purpose is to convey the events of September 11, 2001 and what was and will be done about them. He adopts a serious yet somber tone in order to appeal to the strong and emotional side of the public and to his listeners around the world.
Barack Obama Iraq War Speech Analysis Speeches are used to express opinions and ideas to a range of people at once. In October 2002, Barack Obama gave a speech to the nation of America where he opposed president George Bush’s plan to send American troops to Iraq. It was believed that Iraq’s leader had obtained weapons of mass destruction, which would threaten the safety of the United States. Bush believed that sending American troops to fight in Iraq would resolve the issue whereas Obama believed that fighting in Iraq would lead to bigger problems for the Middle East. Obama uses many language techniques, which are found in many memorable speeches.
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.
President Obama’s memorial speech following the Tuscan shooting carefully utilized the Aristotelian appeal of pathos, or emotional appeals through his word choice, which aligned him with the American people while still conveying a sense of authority, and his use of biblical allusions, which drew his audience together on the basis of shared ideologies.
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.
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.
On July 27, 2004, Barack Obama made arguably his most important speech, “The Audacity of Hope”, at the Democratic National Convention Keynote Address. These conventions are for political parties to announce a winner for nomination. All the way through his piece, Obama focuses on connecting Americans and himself to the audience. In fact, at the time, Barack Obama was a US Senate candidate for the United States president, and in making this speech, was offered a window for raising his popularity. Throughout “The Audacity of Hope” speech, Barack Obama implements three main devices to raise his political popularity: repetition, abstract language, and structure.
President Obama’s Address to the nation was presented on January 5, 2016. His speech was shown on all of the major network stations. The main goal of his speech was to get the point across to the nation about the increasing problem of gun use. His speech really focused on the issue of gun control and if it would benefit the country. Overall, the biggest idea of his Address was that gun control is a large issue in the United States. The way to prevent deaths caused by firearms can be prevented in other ways than taking peoples guns away. The examples brought up in this Address really stood out to me. The use of personal, national, and global examples really made his speech stronger on the topic of effectiveness.
Electronic devices shook the developed world with the development, expansion, and recent advancement of such devices. The use of electronic devices strengthens the most important aspects of our experiences and relationships. This idea is best supported by many uses of electronic devices, predominantly communication. The reason communication, the fundamental feature of electronic devices, is so beneficial to our most important aspects of our experiences and relationships is that communication is a central aspect to those same experiences and relationships. The benefits electronic devices provides, through communication, is greatly expanded when looking to the extremely wide numbers of users of these electronic devices. Electronic devices have become so easily accessible, it has become a part of many people’s identities and takes part in almost everybody’s life, so that the specific benefits of communication become exponentially strengthened by how much more communication can take place. Communication, along with the conventional use of the term, can mean the communication of information, and the use of electronic devices further allow individuals to attain information much easier and thus can make experiences much more ideal when there can be a clear understanding of what is truly going on in the world. This use of electronic devices to expand knowledge and education, coupled with the already prevailing understanding communication already is – and how electronic devices allow for communication to be strengthened that way – makes it clear that the use of electronic devices reinforce our most important aspects of our experiences and relationships.