The day after Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 45th president of the United Sates, millions of people, in the U.S. and more than 60 foreign countries, protested Trump’s presidency and policies (Lee, “Protesting Trump with the Women’s March”). One month has passed since his inauguration day, and Trump’s actions as president have given rise to continued protests and outcries. One of those voices crying in the wilderness is Thomas Friedman, columnist for the New York Times. Friedman has already written several articles about Donald Trump this year. In “Connecting the Dots” published in The New York Times on February 8, 2017, Friedman effectively used facts about the U.S.’s existing relationships and/or agreements with China, …show more content…
Due to the U.S.’s interdependencies with other countries, Friedman argued that this country needs a national leader who can see how all the dots (or presidential decisions) connect, and he clearly believes that Donald Trump is the exact opposite of what this country needs and what the majority wants.
As previously noted, Friedman used logos, or claims of fact, to support and further his argument. He factually summarized the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the North American security envelope, and events of 9/11. He detailed Trump’s actions, which have been reported repeatedly by various news sources. For example, various media outlets reported that Trump made disparaging remarks about Judge Robart, calling him a “so-called judge” and labeling his ruling “ridiculous” (Heisig, “Trump 's comments on judiciary”). Furthermore, his analogies and cause-effect relationships evoked cognitive, rational responses. For example, when arguing that the results of Trump’s wall to keep out Mexican immigrants would cause problems for U.S. companies doing business in and with Mexico, he compared it to tighter security at the U.S.-Mexican border during 9/11, which caused U.S. companies like Ford to shut down assembly lines because their supply chain extends to Mexico. Additionally, he appealed to the reader’s logic when discussing how Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. paired together after 9/11 to share information about potential security threats entering North America and how building a
Mariama Bandeh Shoemake English 1101/ Section 6 February 13, 2018 Rhetorical Analysis On September 11, 2001, President George W Bush gave an address to America after the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in New York City. He had several purposes in giving this speech. One of them was to inform the viewers of the incident that had taken place, being that some people were confused. Another, to give the people reassurance being that some were petrified and concerned.
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.
Former President George W. Bush’s speech, “Bullhorn”, was given through a megaphone on top the rumble of 220 floors of a horrific event. On the day of September 11, 2001, an Islamic group, called Al-Qaeda, hijacked four American passenger airliners to carry out suicide attacks against targets across the United States. The potential targets included: the twin towers, the Pentagon and the White House. Three of the four hijacked airliners accomplished their goal as the lives of 3,000 innocent civilians were taken. A cloud of grief and mourn covered the country as they experience the worst tragedy since 1941, the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Soon after the attack on September 14th, a ray of hope appeared as President Bush took the stage. Throughout his speech, three rhetorical devices were shown are: ethos, logos, and pathos. Bush used these three devices to connect with the audiences’ emotions, appeal to the audiences’ ethics, and appeal to the logical side of the audience additionally, all while creating a sufficient speech to the comfort the country.
September 11, 2001, George W. Bush addresses America. After a horrific event caused by unknown terrorists, Bush reassures them. This short, five minute speech was made to help those of America who were drastically affected by the incident and to thank all of those who have sent their condolences. Within President Bush's brief speech, he uses a variety of rhetorical devices to reach his broad audience and make his points clear. Bush also makes good use of the three rhetorical strategies and syntax. The message he gave affected multiple people around the globe.
The momentous tragedy that occurred on September 11th, 2001 has been engraved into the memories of United States citizens. What began as an ordinary day quickly evolved into an tragedy no one could have predicted: thousands of lives had been taken and countless more devastated and ruined by the acts of terror. Although unpredicted, the horrific and frightening news affected all. The four planes individually plummeted into their targets—two crashed into the Twin Towers, another struck the Pentagon, and the final hurtled into an empty field—eliciting a wave of panic throughout the nation. The jarring images of commercial airplanes hijacked by members of the terrorist group Al-Qaida managed to instill a fear. As the terrified country anxiously fretted about the future, President George W. Bush delivered a speech to address the nation in order to soothe the tensions and worry. In George W. Bush’s “9/11 Address to the Nation,” the terrorist attack orchestrated against the U.S. is addressed with rhetorical devices such as parallel structure, imagery, and various appeals in order to inspire and heal the country.
9/11 was a very traumatic event in the United States. On 9/11, a series of terrorist attacks took place. There were a total of four hijacked planes that was involved with this historical event. Two planes went right for the World Trade Center or the “Twin Towers.” A hijacker flew the third plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania. Thousands of lives were ended that day. On the night of September 11, 2001 at 8:30 PM, the whole nation came together to listen to President George W. Bush’s speech. His use of ethos and pathos is good for explaining the issue and being able to talk about what has happened. His use of logos, or logic, is successful because he gives reasoning for what he did when the attacks first happened and how he handled everything.
When the twin towers were destroyed in New York City by the terrorist group led by Osama Bin Laden, a Country filled with panic, sadness, and anger was left behind. Thousands of innocent civilians were killed, and the families of the fallen suffered greatly. People demanded answers, and wanted justice. People also felt unsafe, and were unaware if it was reasonable to expect another attack. President George Walker Bush prepares a speech for congress to discuss the events that took place, and the plans that will take place because of these events. The objectives of the speech Bush was trying to accomplish were informing the nation what had happed on September 11th, he then noted that it was not Muslins to be blamed for the attack, the challenges that lie ahead, and our plan for the “War on Terror.” The President uses the canons of rhetoric to execute a speech that met his audience’s needs.
Donald Trump wants to build a wall. Donald Trump wants to build a wall for a few, invalid reasons, and yet he is the frontrunner in the race for Republican presidential nominee. Everyday, more people begin to support the idea of building a border between the United States and Mexico. Supporters offer a few reasons - safety, the economy, legality - but few supporters look deeper than Trump’s explanations. Supporters of a wall are surprisingly ignorant about their own causes, as well as the opposition to their cause. Becoming educated about the topic of a border wall would show the supporters that a border wall would actually be ineffective and unnecessary because the wall would fail to stop over half the illegal immigrants that enter the United States, the concept of a border wall is against what the United States stands for, and the border wall would be a costly venture that
In the article “Trump outlines immigration specifics,” Jeremy Diamond and Sara Murray analyze Republican candidate Donald Trump’s latest immigration policy proposal and demonstrate how his unrealistic plan could cause more harm than good. For many years now, the topic of immigration has always been a problematic one and with reason. One side argues that immigrants are taking American jobs, while the other side maintains that immigrants are actually helping the US economy. While both sides rarely see eye to eye on multiple issues, one thing that they can both agree on is that the current US immigration system is, indeed, broken. Because of this issue, Trump has proposed an immigration plan that would require the US to build a wall along the
The entire editorial board at the New York times decided to cooperate on an op-ed piece covered on Donald Trump concerning his post election actions and decisions. The Op-Ed was titled “What President Trump Doesn’t Get About America” and was published on the New York Times on January 20, 2017. The rhetorical situation behind the piece is the after-effects of Mr. Trump's official inauguration which took place on the same date the Op-Ed was published. The author's purpose and intended audience is to inform and persuade the American people that America was and will be fine even with some of the so-called harsh executive decisions of Trump.
In “The 9/11 “Overreaction”? Nonsense.” from the casebook “Is America Safer Now than Before 9/11?”, Charles Krauthammer selects the supporting side of The United States of America being safer now than before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Throughout the essay, Krauthammer succeeds in persuading most of his target audience of conservatives and general Americans that not only was America's reaction to the 9/11 terrorist attacks justified, but it tremendously increased America’s security. Krauthammer utilizes various strategies throughout his essay, such as the rhetorical triangle, stylistic techniques, and establishment of credibility to convey his argument. However, Krauthammer’s lack of consideration to the opposing side of the argument and some appearances of logical fallacies in his essay weakens the full potential effectiveness of his argument.
The issue of immigration is a constant concern for many in the United States and around the world. It connects to the political debate topic of building the wall to prevent Mexican immigrants from entering the country as well as send away the illegal immigrants that are living here as well. According to Renwick & Lee , as President Donald Trump begins his presidency, he has been sharing about how he wants to build a wall on the borders to eliminate any immigrants from entering the USA. This has caused many to feel rejected due to their differences. Also, it has encouraged many citizens to discriminate against
September 11th, 2001 is a day that will live in infamy for many years to come. Americans’ hearts were broken and lives were lost. In an effort to not only amended the wound, but also create a stronger nation, George W. Bush coined the term “Never Again”. For many years the phrase “Never Again” was a symbol of hope. Looking closer at Jolliet Kayyem’s article published in the Magazine Foreign policy 2012, entitled “Never say ‘Never Again’”. One could decipher that she used a copious amount of rhetorical devices effectively to form and support her thesis statement. The thesis of the article was that the narrowed term “Never Again” initially changed the publics view on nine eleven and the department of homeland security, as well as influenced policy making decisions.
Election Day is when Americans everywhere get to cast their vote for the next President of the United States. However, Americans don 't directly vote for President. So, what 's happening on Election Day then? It is a bit complicated due to a system involving something called the Electoral College.
China and U.S. relations are complex, but it is important to attribute historical context when analyzing contemporary issues. Prior to China establishing their global role as a superpower, their nation endured nearly a century of humiliation which began in the 1800s and concluded in the mid-1900s. Although they’ve redeemed their nationalism, the intrusion of Western imperialism created tension and hostility which lasted for years after. Also, the United States’ response to local Chinese events, such as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, negatively impacted their relationship because it was an example of how American media and officials utilized knowledge about particular Chinese events and disseminated various rhetorical messages in response.