Rhetorical Analysis Of President Obama's Inauguration Speech

Obama uses this type of rhetoric to energize the American people. So, after watching/hearing the speech they come away imbued with a fresh sense of nationalism. The spirt of the nation in 2004 was bleak, people were/are terrified of terrorism, but 14 years ago the wound of 9-11 was still fresh and bleeding. The divide between republicans and democrats had hardened more than it had in the past. It was time for the people to unite and Obama saw that, and used demonstrative rhetoric in an attempt to get Americans to see they needed to be united in the

Ted Sorensen, a former speechwriter for John F. Kennedy, believes “An inaugural address is by definition a defining moment for any new president.” An inaugural address is a stepping stone for each new administration because it creates a first impression; the address marks the time when the president stops trying to win votes and starts taking action. Barack Obama's speech is filled with eloquent language, and it lived up to the expectations of both critics and the public. The speech, as described in the “Think Again” section of the New York Times was

In Obama’s speech, repetition devices are used to make his points seem more dramatic, which enables for him to more vividly support his argument that John Kerry should be elected president.

The use of repetition was one of the rhetorical devices used by Barack Obama in his speech, by mentioning some powerful words that advocate for for unity. Obama used phrases like “You and I,” and “Together, we.” He mentioned more than once the first sentence of the constitution of the United States “We, the people,” and declared that “Our Journey is not complete” (Klein) several times. These words reinforced his ideas of unity and evoked an image of that all Americans are equal and should have the same rights.

The first words that Johnson say are, “Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Members of the House, Members of the Senate, my fellow Americans” (1). This is him addressing who he is speaking to. This demonstrates ethos through his credibility of who he is talking to. Ethos is also shown

He used ethos more toward the end of his speech to wrap it up and make it relate even more to his audience. Quotes like, “increase prices in ruthless disregard of their public responsibilities”,or, “American people have a right to expect in return for that freedom, a higher sense of business responsibility for the welfare of their country than has been shown in the last two days.”, give the audience a sense of representation to their country and that the steel companies wont be able to get away with not providing a change as well. Its like he is trying to pump up the country against steel companies in a way, make them

Barrack Obama’s inauguration speech successfully accomplished his goal by using rhetoric to ensure our nation that we will be under safe hands. The speech is similar from ideas obtained from the founding documents and Martin Luther King’s speech to establish ‘our’ goal to get together and take some action on the problems our country is now facing. As President Barrack Obama starts his speech, he keeps himself from using ‘me’, ‘myself’, and ‘I’ and replacing it with ‘we’, ‘us’, and ‘together’ to achieve ethos. He makes sure his audience connects with him directly by making them feel at his level, and him at theirs. This way he connects to the audience, and in exchange, helps his

All of these speeches were for different occasions, but all the speakers knew what they were doing. All of them utilized pauses and breaks to build suspense or to allow the crowd to settle down. These pauses help build the speech and keep the reader on edge while hopefully not putting them to sleep. Each speech has it's own purpose. Cal Ripken's speech was given to announce his retirement and to thank all of his supporters, while also explaining why Baltimore has been such a great home to him. This is what sports were made for, to be able to connect to a player and live through those teams. Obama used an anecdote about a doctor who sent him a letter about something he had said. Obama was trying to make a point for these new graduates and that

Ethos is also applied on a spiritual level by mentioning his present faith and making Biblical references. He states that “more than twenty years ago [he was] introduce[d] …to Christian faith [with] obligations to love one another, to care for the sick and lift up the poor” (Obama, par. 13). He noted how “black people merg[ed] with the stories of David and Goliath, Moses and Pharaoh, the Christians in the lion’s den, [and] Ezekiel’s field of dry bones” (Obama, par. 16).

Primarily, Obama’s victory speech was about his winning the election for the office as the president. President Barack Obama delivered his speech on Nov. 4, 2008, in Grant Park, Chicago. The speech was a powerful, positive, and persuasive, also it inspired the audience. The main point of the speech is to cover three important pictures at the beginning, he drew a comparison between the past and present, by answering a rhetorical question “If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible” (Obama 685). Subsequently, he stated the gratitude for his running mate Joe Biden, campaign manager and his lovely family. Also, Obama was formal and candid to describe the catastrophic financial crises that happened in 2008 and the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the end of his speech, he painted a big picture of the upcoming change, by giving a comparison of women rights to vote and slavery between hundred years ago and now, also by mentioning and inspiring the younger generation. He also advised the American people to keep moving into the future and the adapting to the progressive movement theme.

First of all, the Inaugural Address was the President Obama’s speech that was delivered to the crowds after the oath of office ceremony that took place at the West Front of the United States. It was a brief speech that captivated a lot of matters that concern the American citizens exclusively and the world inclusively in simple and complex language. The language in the speech mostly was flawless and applicable to the audience, who was the public, since he was using every day vocabulary. Therefore,

In the speech “ A More Perfect Union” presidential candidate Barack Obama was in a state where he had to interpret the statement said by reverend wright. He first introduced this apprehension through the use of Ethos to elaborate on the statement from reverend wright. This is successful because he gives credit to reverend wright about his domestic and foreign policy speech. He begins showing disagreement with reverend Wright about his speeches spoken to the Americans at the same time he is given credit to himself about what he agrees with. This is using Ethos, Luring Americans to listen to both him and Rev. Wright. However he clearly states that he was sitting in Church not listening

In summary listening to Barack’s speech could make a person feel at home almost like you’re in your local church. He was calm and not boring and was inviting to the ear. He spoke directly on issues, he had a point and covered many topics never swaying to far from his point. Which had sub points that all tied in together with his original topic never leaving any loose ends. He did not once move off topic, and start talking about something off the wall. His transitions to sub topics were so smooth you could barely tell this was a written prepared and practiced speech. Barack came out with a point knowing the audience was hungry for answers in regards to his past, his life, his view, and where he saw himself fitting in our capital. Also how us as a people would fit into his future as the presidential candidate. With

First off, one of the best pieces of the speech happens in the middle of it when he says,” ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for the country”. This means that the citizens of america need to do something more for the country that just sit there. It means make a difference in this country.

In this essay I shall analyze Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address, January, 2009 from the perspective of various linguistic techniques. More specifically, I shall propose and focus on the idea that the composition of the speech has an aim to create a unity of the speaker and the audience in order to deliver the message. Moreover, the speaker maintains the atmosphere of unity throughout the speech, so that the speech produces an effect when the