State Of The Union Address Rhetorical Analysis

On January 28, 1986, the United States eagerly watched as the Challenger Space Shuttle launched from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral Florida. On board were seven crew members to include a teacher from New Hampshire. Within 73 seconds after liftoff the Challenger exploded, and it was followed by President Ronald Reagan's public national Challenger address. On this specific day, President Reagan had arranged to deliver the State of Union Address, but instead he spoke to the nation about the tragedy that just unfolded in front of millions of Americans eyes. President Reagan's Challenger speech offers encouragement and solace to all who was impacted and watched, he also commended the bravery of the seven heroic crew members while reassuring future space exploration.

Reagan adds his feelings of faith and respect in our space program and the people at NASA who make it possible. He goes on to assure that space exploration will continue. While addressing the school children who were watching, Reagan states that "the future belongs to the brave." He also states unfortunately painful things like this sometimes happen and sadly it is all part of the process of exploration and discovery(Reagan)”. He ends his speech with a beautifully articulated conclusion. ”The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, or the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and “slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God(Reagan).” “The last line was taken from a sonnet written by WWII pilot John Gillespie Magee titled "High Flight", but was a very memorable way to end the speech.

All at the same time, hurling an insult to the Soviet Union. He adds: “We know we share this pain with all of the people of our country. This is truly a national loss” at the beginning of the speech to already appeal to the mourning citizens as some who is hurting just as they are for his pathos appeal. By stating that the space program will continue, he is not only stating to the audience that he will not allow the incident to put a damper on the curiosity of the unknown, but also letting the Soviet Union know that no matter what trials they are put through, the program will continue and stay strong along with the rest of the country. Then, at the beginning of the speech, by using words like “loss” and “pain” he shows that he too is mourning. By saying “we know we share this pain” he further uses the pathos appeal by helping the audience to connect to him through his choice of words. Reagan uses pathos heavily in his speech, after-all, it was directly after such a horrible tragedy. Although he didn’t have much time to prepare, he knows that the country did need consoling, but also needed to look to the future, hence his slightly optimistic view for the future of the space

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,

Along with his picture, and society, he falls in love with his personality. They enjoyed hearing his speech, which is full of amusing anecdotes and jokes. He knew he meant well, but lost sight of the actual error. Most people do not realize that someone else wrote Presidential speeches, anecdotes and jokes. His sense of humor is also fascinated by the audience when he joked about the assassination attempt by John Hinckley on it. Its popularity has increased and has received more support from the public and Congress. Reagan was "an instinctive ability to soothe a grieving Americans ..." after the tragedy. After the Challenger blew up in early 1986, he delivered a speech based on restoring Americans need to move forward and achieve greater success in honor of the fallen. Reagan also trying to fulfill their promises. In order to reduce taxes

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

On January 28, 1986, Ronald Reagan, comforting and empathetic in his speech entitled “Speech on the Challenger disaster”, facilitates the mourning process of the American people following the Challenger Disaster. He is able to accomplish this by connecting on a personal level with everyone affected by the tragedy: the school children, family of the deceased, and the entire American population. In addition, he explains specifically addresses the children with lessons to be learned, and how to move forward. Finally, He applauds NASA for their hard work and commitment to the space program. Through Reagan’s use of empathy, optimism, and composure, he effectively persuades America that we can mourn together and there is a bright future ahead of

As the president of the United States at the time, Reagan was one of the few people alive who could provide the comfort the people needed at the time of this tragedy, successfully delivering the encouragement people needed to move past the explosion of the Challenger.

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

No matter where you live in The United States, you have heard of the tragic mass shootings that have occurred throughout our history. Whether it was the high school students of Columbine High School, or the victims at Ft. Hood, or even the elementary school students of Sady Hook Elementary, we have heard the horrific stories that are quite surreal to think someone would want to harm so many innocent people. It is clear that something has to be done, even if only one life is spared, then it would be worth it. President Obama’s Address to the Nation on January 5, 2016 presents to Congress the idea that strengthening the laws on gun violence, will not stop law abiding citizens from purchasing or keeping their fire arms. Instead, the purpose

Ronald Reagan’s speech “Explosions of the Space Shuttle Challenger” was addressed to the Nation about the first tragedy during a flight to space. President Reagan’s response to the tragedy of the Challenger explosion included an argument about the space program. Reagan’s claim, or position, about the space program was credible and supported by logical reasoning and evidence. Reagan argued that the Challenger Seven knew what they were getting into: “But they, the Challenger Seven, were aware of the dangers” (Line 10-11). Before the shuttle crew ascended into space, they were most likely mindful of the risk they were taking. Reagan also claimed that the space does not “keep secrets and cover things up” (Line 36), instead, they “do it all upfront

President, Donald Trump, in his Inaugural Address establishes and presents the goals of his presidency to the people of the United States. Trump’s purpose is to promise the American people change by acknowledging the flaws of the current system and providing specific solutions. He adopts a motivational and comforting tone to address the people in need of hope and an accusatory tone to refer to the old administration, both of which result in the people believing in change and in the concept of making “America Great Again.”

President Donald J. Trump’s inaugural speech was quite unique and for the most part inspiring. He addressed ‘the people’ several times and talked about giving the power back to the people. His tone and demeanor gave off a very patriotic vibe that gave listeners the reassurance that even if he wasn't the president you were hoping for he’s very passionate about this country. Instead of President Trump saying ‘I will do this’ or ‘I will do that’ he used ‘we’ instead which gave off the comforting feel that we are all in this together.

President Reagan read his speech in public with so much care for the people and their families. Some examples that shows that he cares is that in the first paragraph he says “We know we share this pain with all of the people of our country”. This part of speech says a lot because he is referring to that the deaths of the astronauts has not been hard on the families but also on the country. President Reagan wants the audience and the crowd watching to feel the pain and also the astronauts were brave enough to go up in mission without caring about the consequences.

President Reagan’s speech starts with the expression of pathos in which he portrays the feeling of pain and the loss of three great challengers to the nation and shared towards the disaster. In Challenger seven all astronauts fulfilled their duty with bravery, courage, and dedication and they took part in the mission for the U. S. without consideration for their own lives. He spoke of the heroism of the Challenger Seven crew while mourning and remembering with their family members. “ But we feel the loss, and we’re thinking about you so very much. Your loved ones were daring and brave, and they had that special grace, that special spirit that says, “Give me a challenge, and I’ll meet it with joy.” Here President