Rhetorical Analysis Of President Kirkman's Speech

In President Bush’s Address to the Nation Speech the day after September 11 (9/11) in 2001, President Bush wants to inform the country of this tragic event and what was going to happen for the country. President Bush uses rhetorical devices to captures the audience’s attention and to reach this purpose. President Bush mainly use pathos, logos, anaphoras, and personifications to achieve his purpose.

In his speech, “Remarks by the President in a National Address to America’s Schoolchildren,” Obama effectively argues his claim, that kids should go to school and try very hard to succeed to schoolchildren around the U.S. He effectively argues his claim because he uses supporting details and stories of students that have undergone tough situations, but still overcame those obstacles to succeed and school. Also, he is trying to tell kids that they should do well in school to get a good job and make a difference. He also uses rhetorical appeals to help with the supporting details. One of supporting evidence that he brought up was that if someone wants to become something such as a doctor, or lawyer you will need a good education to do

The 9/11 terrorist attack on the U.S. had its nation shook and will forever be commemorated by its citizens. Just hours after the incursion, President Bush stood up for his country and addressed the nation with a speech in a live broadcast. In his speech, he used many rhetorical strategies to invigorate his country. His use of tone alternated throughout the speech, which displayed his many different attitudes toward what had happened. President George W. Bush’s Address to the Nation brought patriotism within the nation by promising that America will recover from the horrid terrorist attack.

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 when he graduated college and society is now accepting new cultures and backgrounds within today’s workforce and education. Obama wants the audience to take opportunities and learning new skills to expand their education.

Move over, parents and teachers. Someone with even more authority wants to tell kids to work harder in school: the president of the United States of America. In 2009, in the first year of his presidency, Barack Obama opened the school year with a speech to students, asking them to take charge of their own education. His speech, which he filled with many anecdotes meant to establish credibility and create inspiration, sent students an important message about their education. However, Obama could have made his speech stronger if he had avoided several missteps in the content and delivery of his message.

Reagan integrates ethos, pathos, and logos to represent a solemnly optimistic tone which helps illustrate to the audience that we as a whole can overcome this tragedy for the future. Reagan uses a mixture of ethos and pathos during his speech to appeal specifically to the schoolchildren, parents, and family members who knew those from the incident. Reagan states that he and his wife are “pained to the core by the tragedy.” And that he knows “ it is hard to understand, but sometimes painful things happen.” Reagan also uses logos during his speech. He refers to a perhaps forgotten famous quote by Sir Francis Drake. Drake said, “He lived by the sea, died on it, and was buried in it.” Reagan says that we can compare what Drake said and refer it to the Challenger’s team dedication.

On September 19, 1796 The [at the time] United States President, George Washington, delivered his leaving office speech, also known as, Washingtons Farewell address. This speech addresses some problems in the United States and telling everyone that he is leaving office. He wants the citizens and the government to know that he wishes the best and that he is leaving office for a good reason. His tone is clear as of the context of this speech. He is sad that he is leaving, but again, he only wishes the best for america in years to come.

In his State of the Union Address for 2016, Barack Obama uses logical and ethical arguments to emphasize shared ground rather than partisan disputes. He also taps into the audience’s desire to feel better about themselves and their country. By using humor and irony, Obama paints his opponents into corners, out of which it would require outrageous extremism to effectively squirm away. At its best, this approach demonstrates how much Americans actually have in common in a culture dominated by ideologically polarized cable-news channels, Facebook, and cultural tribes that increasingly live and socialize apart from one another. The president's technique throughout the speech is to frame issues through a rhetorical jujitsu to persuade his opponents,

The 16th president of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln, in his speech, “The Second Inaugural Address”, expresses his gratitude for the soldiers that died at Gettysburg and the importance of supporting the cause to preserve the Union. Lincoln’s purpose is to honor the lost souls of the brave me that sacrificed themselves out on that battlefield by dedicating this national cemetery and to encourage the people not to give up on the war. He adopts a strong and determined tone in order to boost citizens morale and give them hope that this war would be brought to a halt soon.

Firstly, the Address to Congress after 9/11 speech uses multiple appeals of pathos to encourage citizens and Congress the necessity to fight back against al Qaeda. In the beginning of the speech, President George W. Bush explains the horrors of what occurred on 9/11 but also “the courage of passengers who rushed terrorists to save others on the ground,” to demonstrate that average American citizens are willing risk their lives to fight terrorists with evil intentions, to save unknowing people on the ground. This type of statement ignites a fire in American hearts because they want to be as brave as their brothers and sisters and, “bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies,” to bring vengeance to the dead. They are inspired

President Obama, like all Presidents before him, delivered a farewell address to the United States on January 20, 2017. As he stepped down as President he was eloquent and it was as clear as ever that he is a master of oration. Obama will go down in history as the first Black President as well as a strong orator who had the ability to captivate an audience through his use of ethos, pathos and logos amongst other rhetorical devices. His farewell address is a perfect example of Obama’s mastery of discourse as it is chock full of oratorical devices. Obama’s message to the American people and to the rest of the world is that it is essential that we maintain a sense of what it means to have a democracy and that in order to maintain peace and

Former President Barack Obama performed a speech in response to a mass shooting that happened in a community college in Oregon. This speech included other gun related incidents which occurred during his time in office in 2015 regarding Umpqua Community College and Roseburg. After giving his condolences and love to those who felt loss in their hearts, Obama gave a powerful argument regarding gun control and how we, as Americans, should fight and strive for better gun laws. While Obama gave a moving speech, I could not help but feel it fell short in its argument while conducting a thorough critique. Obama appealed to his audience utilizing pathos and ethos with ease but fell short for those in the audience looking for logos or specific facts within his performance. I will be taking this opportunity to delve further into an analysis of this speech and both its heights and pitfalls.

Ronald Reagan, in his speech, (“Berlin Wall”, 1987), the former governor and President of the United States and at the time of the Cold War, “ the most magnetic public figure in the nation”(encyclopedia.com) elucidates to his audience the consequences of residing under the influence of the Soviet Union. Reagan supports his assertion through the use of various rhetorical devices to generate logos, ethos, and pathos. His purpose is to incite a feeling of an injustice done to the people of Berlin and Soviet Allies and to bring down the Berlin Wall as “the most visible symbol of the decades-long Cold War”(History.com) between the Americans and the Soviets during the Cold War. Reagan writes in perfervid tone generated toward the people of Berlin and other Soviet allies in hopes of bringing the Cold War to an end and it is reported by CBS News that he successfully “bolstered the morale of the pro-democracy movement in East Germany”(Brinkley).

Graham Hill gives a speech at a Technology, Entertainment and Design Conference (TED), “Less Stuff, More Happiness” on October 5, 2011. In this speech, Hill shares his thoughts about the advantages of taking less space and living more like a minimalist. Hill understands that his audience, is made up of influencers and people that can be easily persuaded by being relatable. He tries to persuade his audience that downsizing can bring happiness and an easy going lifestyle. To make certain that Hill’s argument is effective, he builds his credibility, uses facts, and makes himself relatable through his word choice and how he establishes common ground.

Donald Trump recently gave a speech discussing rising Radical Islamic Terrorism, immigration from the Middle East, and a need for a rise in national security while Manchester, New Hampshire on June 13th 2016. He centers his whole speech around discussing how bad a President his opponent, Hillary Clinton, would be in difficult times. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of Finance in 1968 with a bachelor 's degree in economics, and has become a very successful businessman. He’s the Republican nominee for this upcoming presidential election, and is a very controversial candidate and person. He has come under fire for many of his views that he discusses in his June 13th speech. While Trump does make some agreeably points, he renders his speech ineffective because of his heavy reliance on Clinton’s opinion to form his own. If Trump were to become President, his stance on important issues would need to be reached with careful consideration, and not just based on doing the opposite of his opponents.