The speech, “What Do Babies Think” by Alison Gopnik, is in my opinion a wonderful speech about what babies think about, how they think, and the decision making processes. She is a phycologist who studies the intelligence-gathering and decision-making that babies are really doing when they play. I chose this
She begins by establishing her credibility by stating the efforts that she has done to assist black and Hispanic children. Then she goes on to appeal to logic by agreeing with her audiences concerns but also rationally adding to those and formulizing what needs to be done address the situation. Hilary Clinton states that there “has to be a reckoning I agree with that …but there has to be some positive vision and plan that you can move people toward…once you say that you know this country has not recovered from its original sin, which is true….the next question is what I’m I supposed to do about it...because in politics if you can’t explain it and you can’t sell it stays on the shelf”. Clinton uses pathos by using historic movements throughout history that her audience can relate to such as the civil rights movement and comparing those to the# BlackLivesMatter movement. Clinton states “this is now, a moment in time just like the civil rights movement the people behind that conscience reason and advocacy they had a plan ready to go and your analysis is totally fair…but you’re going to have together as a movement and say here is what I want done about
President Barack Obama spoke his remarks at Howard University commencement ceremony for the class of 2016. This special moment in the speech is honoring people of color, especially African Americans and made history at this University, having the president to present his speech (Donnella). Obama explained how America was different
The strongest of Obama’s points reside in his use of pathos, or emotional appeal, to connect with his audience. The audience and appeal are blatant from the beginning of the essay to the final word. Americans. Due to the loss of American lives, the emotional charge within the audience is almost palpable. Obama highlights this when he states:
Delprøve 2, opgave B Analytical essay of ”Remarks by the First Lady at Education Event with DC High School Sophomores” The speech was held by the First Lady, Michelle Obama, at the DC High School as an educational event for the sophomores. The overriding subject of the speech is education which is an area Michelle Obama and her husband, Barack Obama, has spent a lot of time and resources on. After the introduction of the speech she speaks of a goal that her husband has set for America. She tells that it should be the goal of the entire country to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world in 2020. She explains that it is very important because America was number one in college graduates a generation ago and now they are
She makes an emotional connection with her speech. In fact, she uses personal stories referring to her husband, Barack Obama and her two daughters. Michelle Obamas says, “See, because at that moment, I realized that our time in the White House would form the foundation for who they would become, and how well we managed this experience could truly make or break them.” She uses her daughters as a great example to connect with those supporters who have kids. She gives the example of how she has advised her own daughters to ignore the questions regarding their father’s citizenship and faith. The type of ignorance and cruelty is something that doesn’t have to be explained to our kids. She goes into detail and uses herself as an example how being the First Lady means great responsibility and being a great role model to her
Rhetorical Analysis of Obama’s Victory Speech Introduction: Barack Obama was re-elected as President of the U.S on November 6th, 2012. Barack Obama held his Victory Speech on the following day. This essay will analyze and comment on an excerpt of that exacting Victory Speech and the solution focus of the criticism will be on the Rhetorical belongings of the Speech. By using numerous forms of Rhetorical apparatus like Anaphora or Tautology, Barack Obama controls to offer a Speech that is full of American thoughts of life, similar to the American promise, the American Dream and the outlook. The Speech is very alike to the one he did in 2008 at the Democratic meeting, and contains numerous forms of replication and between the outline political views.
In the year 2008 the world was a much different place. Before countless racial protests and riots in streets, before NFL players knelt during the National Anthem for what they believed in, and before our president spoke of nonsensical chauvinistic principles on a regular basis, our country appeared to have
Obama speaks at the DNC: American Family and the Need of Clinton It is that time of the year again where American politicians stand under the spotlight and appeal to the world’s attention. The Democrats gathered in Philadelphia together this night to support their party. Presidential candidate Hilary Clinton and her
Juan Vivar Professor: Dr. Lois Ryan Communication 173 CRN #30035 Word Count: 1443 “A More Perfect Union” 1. Canon of rhetoric. Obama emphasizes the value of unity in his speech about America’s racial history. As an experienced public speaker, the use of appropriate language is important, and he speaks through an oratory strategy to deliver synchronized words,
One prominent rhetorical syntax Obama’s use of parallelism brings the speech together and implies a sense of power and instruction.
This inaugural speech marked the beginning of the second term of Barack Obama as president of the United States of America. It was delivered at United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 21, 2013. The event followed the presidential election in the United States and it was very important all over the world, about a million of people gathered outside the Capitol to witness the president's words and millions more from around the world watched him on television (Staff). For first time, a president talked about same sex marriage and gay rights, he also talked about divisive issues such as reform of immigration policies, stopping climate change and preserving a social welfare safety net. Obama showed a progressive and liberal agenda, focused on equal rights and possibilities for all the citizens. The theme of the speech was “Faith in America's Future,” (Caldwell) and he successfully used various rhetorical techniques and resources to influence the audience.
Michelle Obama’s 2016 Democratic National Convention Speech was beautifully presented; as she spoke about the issues that faces Mrs. Clinton as well as herself, education, health and welfare of this nation as a whole and why Hillary Clinton should be the next president of the United States of America. As I listen to this speech I realized that Michelle Obama uses rhetorical devices and appeals throughout this entire speech, and frankly since her purpose is to persuade the people of the this country to vote for Hillary I think Michelle Obama took the right approach. I get a strong sense of honesty from the first lady as she talks about why Ms. Clinton is worthy enough to take on the mantle of leadership for our great nation. After listening to my speech multiple times I notice how Michelle Obama also uses amplification, which is the expansion of detail to clarify a point. Then as I continued to listen to the speech I also realized how the first lady also uses anaphora, which is the repetition of one or more words at the head of consecutive phrases, clauses, or sentences. Next I saw how the first lady utilizes both ethos and pathos to help convince the citizens of America that Hillary Clinton deserves their vote. Through the use of these rhetorical devices and appeals, Mrs. Obama’s speech is made very strong and convincing.
First Lady Michelle Obama has always been one known for her inspiring speeches and her commitment to women’s rights. In Manchester, New Hampshire, she is seen once again standing up for women and for this country by opening the public’s eyes to disrespect Donald Trump has shown for us. Throughout the entire speech the three rhetorical appeals of pathos, ethos, and logos, are all used effectively and powerfully to get her message across. She mainly targets the audience of empowered women but she also addresses the effect that voting for Donald Trump will have for men and women. Through the rhetorical appeals and the tone, she sets for her audience, Michelle Obama campaigns for the presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
The amount of knowledge and powerful words that can actually get to one’s head is amazing. Michelle Obama was the First Lady for 8 years and stood by former President Barack Obamas side. She is a great example of what today’s kids should look up to. A woman with dedication to her word. A woman with dedication to what she believes. It is pretty easy to say that she has become an impressive public speaker who can deliver a powerful speech to her supporters. In her speech at the DNC in 2016, Michelle Obama did not fill her supporter’s heads with politics and facts, but a great use of personal experience, feelings and connections. Her love for this country and her love for her family is one thing that brought her audience together. In fact, if it wasn’t the great use of ethos, pathos and logos Michelle Obamas speech would have probably just been like any other political speech.