Rhetorical Analysis Of Donald Trump's Speech

He explained how the wealth of the middle-class citizens had been taken away when jobs were taken overseas. “Buy American, hire American (Trump),” he said was going to become America’s new slogan. Transferring these jobs/factories back onto American soil would allow us to shift people off welfare and transition them back into paid positions which would allow for a higher quality lifestyle. “We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our product, stealing our companies, and destroying our jobs (Trump),” stated President Trump in the beginning of his address. One way of accomplishing this task is to improve boarder control as he stated: keeping strict guidelines on what is exported and exported to ensure America is prioritized will allow us to prosper as a great nation

In a time of transition for the nation, Trump tries to leave the audience with a lasting impression. By saying, “So to all Americans in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, from ocean to ocean, hear these words; you will never be ignored again” there is an undeniable sense of hope. Trump’s final words are the most important because it concludes the message of hope and unity (Trump Inauguration Speech, 2017).

Another way that Donald Trump gets his message across is his word choice, also known as diction. One prominent example of his effective word choice is lines 19-20 where announces “That all changes -- starting right here, and right now, because this moment is your moment: it belongs to you”. Trump uses words that convey his message and promise of bringing the power of government and change back to the people. He says “This is your moment: it belongs to you” to show how he thinks of the people first and believes all the success is rewarded to the them, instead of to himself.

Trump’s highly anticipated speech was both emotional and controversial, thus making it a memorable speech. Although his speech is less poetic compared to his predecessors, Trump’s point was to attempt unifying Congress in order to make his vision of America into a reality. I think that Trump ultimately said what people wanted to hear. The fact that he used a conversational tone and not an overly formal tone speaks volumes. Although his stance is firm in key aspects of his campaign such as securing the country’s borders and repealing obamacare, there were certainly some statements that took me by surprise. By far one of the most astounding declaration was when Trump revealed, “My administration wants to work with members in both parties to

In the article, “Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address Was Great”, the author, James Poulos, states that Trump delivered a magnificent inaugural speech. Trump even echoed Bill Clinton’s promise about how no matter what is wrong with America, it can be fixed. Poulos also agreed with Trump about putting the people and our country first. For example, Poulos states, “For Trump, "America first" is once again not a principle of vanity or greed, but of grim necessity.” He also suggests that the people of America can never withdraw from the world in reaction. The character of America colors the character of the entire world, more than any other country. Poulos mentions that the first step to making America great again is

President Donald Trump had quite the inauguration speech, in his speech he seemed to have a lot of say that a lot of Americans needed to say. He very clearly pledged his alligence to us Americans, he did not talk about religon and he foccused on America. We need to focus more on America and seek alliance from other countries. He had said that we need to make America great again. There will always be people who disagree with his point of view but that is to be expected about any politionan.

Every four years on January 20th the President of the United States of America is sworn to office. This event has been a tradition since 1937. Recently our 45th President Donald Trump swearing into office took place at the U.S Capitol on Friday January 20, 2017. All of the Presidents have given an inaugural speech to the nation, and the world. These speeches mark the beginning of a new path that America takes in the following four years. There have been short and long speeches, such as George Washington’s and William Harrison, respectively. Each speech marks a trend that let Americans infer the path in which the President plans to take the country. In this paper, one will compare and contrast the path President Trump wants to take us, with

President Donald J Trump’s first State of the Union address is filled with deliberate rhetorical devices which allow him to move his audience and achieve his purpose. Trump’s use of these rhetorical devices in his speech appeal to pathos, ethos and logos. With rhetorical devices like repetition and anecdotes plus his use of pointed diction , President Trump inspires patriotism and unity and makes people feel safe ,and, ultimately, he lets them know that he and his administration are and will serve the people and will support them.

The speaker which I chose to observe through a mediated channel was President- Elect Trump’s speech upon winning the election on November 9, 2016 in New York City, New York. The speech was a recorded and televised event on many television network stations that I later personally watched through YouTube. The type of speech which Trump is delivering is a special occasion speech because he has just won the presidency. He makes his speech revolve around the unity of the people of the United States who got him there, and the unity that he wants to continue to incite during his time in office. In a very mature (and what some may describe as shocking) manner, Trump addresses those who did not support him, another 50% of the entire country and he asks for their help and guidance to achieve this goal. By doing this, he is not only appealing to those who have supported him all along but shows he is willing to work alongside those who share different views but share a common goal.

The author talks about how some of the reasons he supports Trump is because “he means what he says and he says what he means.” There have been many times where Donald Trump addresses an issue that we have but later ignores it. He says he cares about education and making it free, but then he says stuff like “People are tired…of spending more money on education than any nation in the world per capita.” For example, Trump University, he says he cares for college students, but when

The speech I’ve chosen to analyze is President Trump’s Inauguration Speech. The first thing that stands out is how many glittering generalities he uses. By using emotionally appealing words with no basis to evoke

First, America’s new President Donald Trump criticized the prior administration. Minutes before this, Trump thanked Obama for being so magnificent and welcoming. Trump claimed that we would be transferring power from Washington D.C. and giving it back to the American people. By this, he seemed to be referencing one of his popular phrases: “Drain the swamp.” He stated wealthy people were taking away victories from the middle class people, and that D.C. celebrated while families struggled. Trump promised that all of this changes here and now, and that his inauguration belongs to the people, saying, “The United States of America is your country.” Donald Trump emphasizes that things will be changing greatly for “forgotten men and women.”

Trump is a strong believer in the use of American Exceptionalism, or that this country is much different than all of the other countries. This country is much different than all of the other countries and we need to start acting like it! We keep giving in to all of the other countries and giving them what they want or telling them

Another very effective rhetorical strategy used in this speech is allusion. The first allusion Trump makes is about The Marshall Plan. He mentions the pillars of The Marshall Plan: Peace, sovereignty, security and prosperity. He also states that “The Marshall Plan was built on the noble idea that the whole world is safer when nations are strong, independent, and free.” The reason he alludes to The Marshall Plan is

From the context of the speech, President Trump anticipated that the middle-class citizens of America would reason with him the most, being the targeting audience. The rest of the country, as well as other first-world nations, were intended to be the secondary audience. With this in mind, President Trump knows that he has already won the middle-class as a leader, now he aims to prove to these hard-working individuals that he will be everything they want in a president and more. The speech starts off by talking negatively towards the current situation in America, discussing issues like poverty and a failing education system. Trump makes sure to talk down on the current state of America so that his audience will feel more inclined to favor his choices that he promises to bring, which is what he then begins to talk about.