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What Is Obama Persuasive Speech

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On March 8,2008 Obama made a speech for his campaign. Obama based on topics such as accusations about his pastor and racism to win his voters trust by choosing a topic to cover a issue that is still current and contreversial today. Persuading his audience to potential voters and using the constitution as an example by showing that today some of us are still not practicing by the constituion. He successfully persuaded his audience trust by getting their votes by using ethos,parallelism,and assonance. Obama effectively convinces his audience about his background . He states “I’ve gone to some of the best schools in America and lived in one of the world's poorest nation” and “I am married to a black American who carries within her the blood of slaves and slaveowners - an inheritance we pass on to our two precious daughters”. In the statement he was saying that he has been through the struggle but also been successful.He connects his personal life with his audience …show more content…

I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together – unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction – towards a better future for our children and our grandchildren”.Stating that statement it brings power into what he is saying. Using small phrases such as more gives the audience with a repeating message in their brain. Parallelism emphasizes his goal of trying to persuade his audience to vote.By repeating the word more than once he wants the audience to move

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