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Donald Trump: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Hillary Clinton

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On September 26, 2016, the first of four debates was hosted by Hofstra University in New York. The debate was between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump. This was a much anticipated debate because it was not only the first of four, but it was the first time for divided America to pick a side and candidate that they could identify with after the primaries were over and we were left with these two options. These two candidates were asked questions by moderator Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News. In this essay I will go over the different topics that the moderator asked Clinton and Trump. Also, I will go explain the different rhetorical appeals and rhetorical strategies that were employed by the candidates; …show more content…

She claims that building the economy from top to bottom, raising incomes, helping small businesses, fair profit sharing, and paid family leave will be a great start in achieving prosperity. Her credibility came from being a government figure for the last thirty years. She was a Senator of New York and the Secretary of State during the Obama Administration. To evoke emotion in her audience and the viewers she brought up her granddaughter and how she wants to leave a great future for her. She also speaks about how logically we should be building our economy from top to bottom and help spreading the wealth. Donald Trump claims that he wants to achieve prosperity that manufacturing jobs need to be brought back into the United States. Trump’s credibility comes from being a business man and knowing how to make money and how to keep money in the US. He creates emotion with his rhetoric by explaining how the jobs are leaving the US and more and more Americans will be unemployed. Trump states that if they lower taxes on big companies in the US then they will more than likely bring their businesses back to the US and in turn it would allow for businesses to grow and

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