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The speech given by Obama, and the speech given by Steve Jobs, we're both very effective on the message they were trying to convey. They both didn't, however, try to convince people of something. The Obama speech did a great job of convincing why his party is better, and did a great job using rhetorical devices such as pathos, ethos, and logos. The Steve Jobs speech was written as a starting of life speech for the next generation students from Stanford. They are both amazing speeches, but both weren't using the rhetorical devices to convince people of anything. They both did use them, just not in the same way. The first speech I’m going to take a look at is Barack Obama’s speech. At the time, John Kerry was the democratic candidate, and Obama held the keynote spot at the DNC. This speech needs little introduction, and I think it is the most effective of all of Obama’s speeches. Why the most effective? It turned him from a political nobody with massive potential who was known little by political circles …show more content…

What does that mean exactly? Through his use logos and pathos, Jobs’ rhetorically backs his arguments. He didn’t use logos in this speech. He went for a more emotional appeal, rather than logical. Again, he wasn’t trying to convince anyone of everything
By describing his life events, such as failure, he makes himself sound more human, and not as much as a celebrity as he really is. He uses Pathos mostly throughout the speech to create an emotional bond with his audience. Instead of using facts and stats to convey his message, he uses emotion and logic. “Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.” The way he connects them with failure makes him sound like he is way more like them than he really

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