Obama Rhetorical Analysis

One of the most detrimental and traumatic events of United States history involves the terrorist attacks on the day of September 11th, in 2001. September 11th is a day countless Americans will never forget. Because our nation encountered such a horrific attack, it was up to our president during the time, President George W. Bush, to address the country. Many Americans suffered loss and fear; therefore, former President George Bush’s goal was to heal and comfort the nation by persuading them to see the light within the darkness. Bush’s speech was a success because he showed America’s togetherness and solidarity by creating an emotional connection to the audience; moreover, by responding appropriately to the attacks, he presented himself with a leadership and role no one else could take.

Speaking to a record audience of 1.8 million Americans packed in the National Mall, along with over 300 million Americans watching on television, President Barack Obama shouldered the monumental task of uniting the nation, by showing his audience that they share the commonplace of being American citizens. Obama accomplishes this feat by embracing the sacred ideals set forth by the Founding Fathers, emphasizing the idea that Americans are endowed with the “God-given promise that all

The beginning of the video advertisement of Barack Obama for the 2008 presidential election was quite attractive and convincing enough to motivate the targeted audience. The advertisement targets the general and common Americans who longed to have a change after two consecutive terms of George W. Bush. Tired of hearing about events of war, Americans could find the message of Barack Obama to be appropriate and striking. It is quite blatant that the presidential ad was meticulously crafted to fulfill the needs of the targeted audience. There are three basic tools introduced for the rhetorical analysis of any communicative medium. These elements are ethos, pathos, and logos. In the campaign commercial, Obama artfully combines these rhetorical

Within Obamas speech he focuses on the three perspectives of Rhetorical Criticisms. First he makes sure the speeches context or environment is appropriate with the topic, keeping in mind the question, “What is the relationship between the rhetoric and its context?” Second, Obama considers how does the message generates a particular worldview, reality, or perspective, questioning “How does the message construct a particular reality for the audience and the rhetor?” Rhetoric is not about what an artifact says, it’s about how it says it, with the use of the two methods, metaphors and narrative criticism. The third perspective of rhetorical criticism Obama displays in his speech is personal dimension of the artifact, what it indicates concerning the rhetor. What does the rhetorical artifact suggest about the rhetor?” All these are building blocks to creator a relatable speech allowing the audience to feel what the rhetor wants them to feel. Everything is strategically placed in a specific sequence to emphasize what needs to be and to reduce momentum on other

As we all know, one of the most controversial topics that we face today is politics. In 2008, there was no difference. Presidential candidate Barrack Obama had his back up against the wall when faced with alleged comments about involvement in a scandal, but uses many different devices to persuade his audience in his favor. Throughout his speech, you see him use the 3 modes of persuasion (Ethos, Pathos, and Logos), Irony to captivate his audience, and uses a lot of repetition and alliteration to build emotional intensity in the speech’s climax. All of these are fantastic strategies to use because it gives his audience multiple ideas, thoughts, and perspectives on how to look, not only at what the future holds for our country, but at himself

Obama delivers a descriptive speech that includes situations and issues that are familiar to the audience. Throughout his speech, he is composed and conversational: makes continuous eye contact; looks presentable and comfortable; uses no vocal fillers and made appropriate pauses. He voiced his thoughts openly and with optimism and delivered a speech that addressed the people’s concerns. Americans expect a President to embody the attributes of a leader’s confidence, effective communication, commitment, and intuition. Obama illustrated that he is not only a leader but also a President America can depend on. He creates a formal diction using sophisticated syntax and eloquent word choices such as “corrosive” and “consensus”. From beginning to end he holds the attention of his audience through a series of common goals he believes that can be reached

On July 27th 2004, Obama spoke at the democratic national convention in Boston, during John Kerry’s presidential campaign. Obama laid out his vision for the United States and launched himself onto the stage. His keynote address, entitled “The Audacity of Hope” was the best speech given at the convention. After his amazing speech, the then-senator was suddenly famous. This speech led him to a very important role as a serious presidential candidate. He portrays the fact that he is a strong speaker because of his brilliant use of rhetoric. This speech engages the audience through the use of rhetorical appeals to pull in the listener and make logical arguments by using his own personal life examples.

During the 2008 election, George Bush had completed his second term in office, leaving two fresh faces to run for President of the United States. Barrack Obama, an Illinois Senator, was running for the Democrats and Republican John McCain, an Arizona Senator. During Obama’s first term election, the Democratic party used the ongoing conflicts in Iraq as their central issue of the campaign. The slogan of “candidate for change” was used by Barrack Obama since the Republicans had held the presidential seat for the past 8 years. Now in Obama’s reelection year, Mitt Romney’s campaign tactics consisted of using Obama’s own statements against him. This commercial really struck a nerve with many Americans when they saw it http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2012/these-hands. Again negative tactics against the opposing candidate take precedence over what they can do for our

Obama tells us in his speech that crisis needs to be fixed by change. He even admits that some people don’t believe his proposed actions are the answer to our problems. Obama tries to solve this by telling them his action’s, which not stated, are the answer. This is a very poor attempt at persuasion on his part.

Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States of America and the first African American president. During his presidential campaign in 2008 Obama gave a speech in Philadelphia called, “A More Perfect Union.” His speech moved millions of Americans and inspired racial cooperation and societal change. Obama called for acceptance of all colors and for people to realize that the government is, and never will be perfect; however, he also says it is time to take action and instill change, rather than just talking about change. Obama most effectively convinces his audience of this with pathos and by including antitheses and repetition, which helps him evoke passion in his audience.

In former (1)President Barack Obama’s (2) 2009 Inaugural Address, he address’ the problems (3) America (4) was facing at the time and signifies the steps he will take to make the issues lessen. Obama’s purpose (5) is to assure the people of America that he will take the power he has earned, to make America greater. (6) He adopts a patriotic tone in order to convince his people that change is coming.

In this paper, I choose the speech of the previous President, Barack Obama; Illinois state senator, his speech address to the 2004 Democratic National Convention marked an important moment in the trajectory of African American rhetoric. I am really impressive his speech because it was strong to affect to our emotion, our realizations and our passion for a strong America. The general theme of Barack Obama keynote address was America Dream, it a big dream and most of the people in America still keeps and develops it strongly. He used rhetoric clearly and effectively, creating a speech that had an optimistic impact on its audience: Democrats,

Senator Barack Obama’s unique ability to express his ideals to any audience effectively guarantees his success in persuasion. The key to his success is through the use of logical, ethical and emotional tactics that engage the audience, convince the audience of his legitimacy, and cause emotional reactions. Obama takes advantage of the make-up of his audience by appealing to every group of Americans: men, women, the young and old, rich, poor, from all geographies, races and both political parties. The timing, placement and delivery of his speech are impeccable. Obama is brilliant at convincing the audience that they have the power to effect change in America through the use of repetitive phrases to punch home his message, by deliberately shifting the spotlight from himself to everyone else, and by insisting “Yes We Can!”

In Obama’s campaign video, “Four Years Ago Today: It Happened Because of You - Let’s Do It Again, there are many aspects of the video that appealed to the viewer’s feelings. It begins with the question, “Remember Election Night 2008? This immediately refers the remembrance of when Obama won the presidential election which engages the viewer into the video. The question is directly followed by the newscaster’s announcement of Barack Obama as the winning candidate. It then displays thousands of people cheering, crying, hugging, and waving the American flag.

Frank (2009) examines three characteristics in Obama’s inauguration speech- mythic, literary, and rhetoric- to explicates how the president fit these signatures into resurrection of a cosmopolitan expression of American Civil Religion. He surmises Obama sets out to create a multi-religious and racial American culture; this deviates from conventional westernized philosophy, which espouses that propositions cannot be simultaneously true and differences never coincide. Rhetoric, in contrary, deals with soft oppositions and is debatable, offering leeway for identities to reconcile. Myths have explanatory power to highlight values and trigger listeners into action. Furthermore, Frank conceives Obama’s experience in writing books to be helpful