Safire discusses how Lincoln used the “Declaration of Independence when stating “that all men are created equal” (Safire 42). Safire continues discussing this same idea in the eighth paragraph to highlight his argument about the image of birth with the wording of the beginning of the “Declaration of Independence.” Safire also discusses how Lincoln, like many other speechwriters, employ other great speakers into their speeches when discussing how Lincoln used Reverend Theodore Parker’s words in the conclusion of his speech, but that “Lincoln, . . ., dropped the ‘alls’ and made the phrase his own” (43). Wood also analyzes Obama’s use of references in his election night speech.
A Nation United: The American Family Characterized through Barack Obama In 2004, Barack Obama delivers his Democratic National Convention Keynote Address to the United States. His fierce language and raw passion is able to encourage Americans to believe that there is more to black and white. The United States of America is not separated. The United States of America is one country. Barack Obama uses patriotism, faith, and religion to evoke passion and inspiration in the audience to show that the United States of America is not just a liberal country or not just a conservative country, but that the United States of America is one country, united.
Although, Kennedy gets his audience, Americans, engaged through antithesis, “Support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” Kennedy switched up the words in his speech to get the audience thinking positively about supporting those who want the help of the United States. Kennedy then goes to a different side of his plans; explaining that the countries that get our help will be the ones who side with the U.S. in our American ideals. Thus, supporting his purpose further by stating two opposite ideas in one antithesis statement. By Kennedy doing this, he creates a strong engagement with the U.S. citizens because his main purpose is to branch out to other countries, but at the same time he said he wouldn’t let other countries stand in the way of helping those who truly want the help. Another strong motive of Kennedy is his concern with improving America further.
He needs no boring facts about how it goes and people trust him even though. This makes Obama a fantastic speaker. The main goal of the speech is to tell the people once more what he stands for and he explains how thankful he is that he has been chosen for their candidate. He appeals to the 2 sides of the political view to stand united so that they can fix and change the problems they have in The United
Is Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention” persuasive? START OUT BY CREATING A THESIS STATEMENT THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION “WAS PATRICK HENRY’S SPEECH TO THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION PERSUASIVE?” YOUR THESIS STATEMENT WILL BE SOMETHING LIKE: PATRICK HENRY’S SPEECH TO THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION WAS VERY PERSUASIVE BECAUSE HE APPEALED TO ETHOS, PATHOS, AND LOGOS TO CONVINCE HIS AUDIENCE TO VOTE FOR WAR WITH ENGLAND. Then, you will start by saying something like: Patrick Henry appeals to ethos by establishing his own credibility and by adding to his credibility by mentioning God very often in his speech. I. Intro and thesis: Persuasively employs (uses) ethos, pathos, logos II.
John F. Kennedy’s purpose to his inauguration is to inspire the citizens of the United States, and to persuade his audience to merely participate in transferring his several goals into reality. It is clearly stated in Kennedy’s inauguration speech that help will be needed by the world if these goals will ever be achieved. In the act of persuading his audience Kennedy uses many rhetoric strategies to achieve the support from his audience that he is hoping for. In my analysis I can assert that Kennedy establishes his purpose in a persuasive way through his distinctive syntax and diction. Kennedy uses many complex formations of syntax and diction to persuade his audience.
A More Perfect Union Critique “We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” These are the same words that were presented in the Constitution as well as used in Barack Obama’s speech, “A More Perfect Union” during his presidential primary campaign in 2008. His speech addresses the racism and inequality that still exist in America that is dividing American society instead of uniting it. Obama uses his own experiences to reach out to readers as well as using allusions from history and the patriotic meaning behind the history to incorporate pathos and ethos in his speech. Obama is successful in his writing because he is able to persuade the audience by appealing to their emotions, while using specific details to create more credibility
Rousseau 1 Rousseau 2 One powerful voice has the ability to transform the challenges in society. On 28 August 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his speech “I Have a Dream”. This speech is to be deemed the most powerful and influential speech in history. On this day Dr. King stood before thousands of American citizens at the Lincoln Memorial park and spoke about freedom for African Americans. During this era, the civil rights movement was occurring and activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. himself influenced Americans to change justice, equality, and freedom for all African Americans by empowering the people through his words.
In Kennedy’s inaugural speech, he portrays the United States as a powerful nation, and demonstrates the tone for the type of presidency he wishes to have by establishing emotional ties and trust with the American people and those of the world. The inaugural address reflects Kennedy’s confidence that his administrations would chart a historically and significant course in both domestic and foreign policy. His audience not only targeted the American people, but the people of the world as well. Through the speech, Kennedy uses rhetorical terms to emphasize his points, values, and beliefs. He also uses motivational verbs and enhances them with sophisticated adjectives in a manner that appeals to his audience; “peace”, “freedom”, “liberty”, “humanity”, and “mass misery” are about a few examples.
President Obama started his speech with a catch by naming one of his heroes, the civil rights leader John Lewis. This created a satisfactory level of personalization that was strengthened when he linked the Selma Marches to his “way to the Oval Office.” Since Obama was addressing millions of Americans across the country, he tried to maintain a level of formality as president. He also achieved a good level of simplicity and directness that made his message easier to be understood by ordinary citizens from different backgrounds. In addition, he influenced a wide range of audience by using a narrative approach telling the story of America in general and Selma in particular. The speech’s significance is apparent in the good choice of place (Edmund Pettus Bridge) and time (50th anniversary).