Rhetorical Analysis Of Al Gore's Speech

One of the most predominant appeals used by both presidents are appeals to pathos, however Roosevelt uses more threatening language that convinces more of his audience of his argument compared to Kennedy. In Roosevelt’s speech, he uses mainly appeals of fear, as he introduces his argument with this appeal, stating, “I use the word ‘unprecedented,’ because at no previous time has American

Bush uses appeals throughout his formal speech to help advance the argument he proposes. While doing this Bush takes his listeners on a roller coaster of emotion, appealing to pathos and to logos, then to ethos and back to

Bush uses the first few paragraphs of his speech to introduce several of the people he is working with. The appeals he makes in these lines are excellent examples of ethos, the rhetorical appeal to character. Bush continuously comments on the character of the people around him. He speaks of them as if he knows them very well, almost like old friends. Through this appeal the audience became able to relate to these people and learn a little bit about their character. Some of the people mentioned have large families and are of an honest and selfless nature. Because the speaker’s purpose is to gain support from the constituents for the candidates represented, the appeal to the character of the candidates is a crucial tool that becomes extremely vital to the swaying of the audience to the purposes of the speaker.

It is important for him to touch upon these emotions, and make the audience feel the sorrow, dignity, and hope, however, it is more important for him to remain strong and uphold his powerful image as our leader. He strongly upholds this dominant character throughout the speeches entirety. His almost stone-like facial expression allows audiences to perceive him as dignified and they can therefore instill more trust in his capabilities as our nation's leader. Had former President Bush expressed all the emotions he was mentioning, the audience may have altered their perception of him by perceiving him as weak, such as if he were to render sorrowful expressions in front of the people who elected him as leader. It is important to keep in mind that at this time, Bush had only been president for a short matter of time and still had to prove himself as a qualified leader, therefore it made sense that he only verbally depict emotions such as sorrow. Former President George Bush accomplishes a well organized speech by his proper and effective use of pathos in addition to logos and

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.

He was able to relate and convince his audience with his strong sound argument. He knew what the people wanted to hear and how to present it. He took the time to study what he believed the American public wanted and how to talk to them in order to get them on his side. He was able to bring in ethos, pathos, logos, parallelism, and antithesis to have a successful persuasive speech. This is a mark of an extraordinary speaker and in his case a politician who was able to persuade the American people to trust in his beliefs and

In George Bush’s campaign advertisement, two people were talking about George Bush: Barbara Bush and a male narrator. The first speaker, Barbara Bush spoke highly of George Bush through a sincere tone as she described how she wished people saw him as she sees him. The next speaker was a male narrator who also spoke highly of George Bush in a reverent tone as he explained that George Bush met every challenge given to him by his country. The tones each speaker used, reaffirmed the message

When attempting to present a certain perspective to an audience, the speaker must not merely string a list of monotonous and meaningless words together and call it a speech. Rhetoric, also known as persuasive elocution, has the power to captivate an audience and is essential to any effective oration. In his 2008 Republican Convention speech, actor Fred Thompson lends his support to John McCain’s presidential campaign in order to convince American voters to do the same. Appealing to his audience’s patriotism and sense of responsibility while also discrediting the possibility of a successful Democratic nominee, Thompson delivers a memorable presentation laced with passion, light-hearted humor, and, most especially, hope for a better future lead

In this essay, I will closely examine the role of ethos, pathos, and logos as they were utilized in the 1992 Presidential Debate video clip. Throughout Clinton and Bush’s debates, they used the three options of persuasion effectively and discretely; however, it is evident that out of the three ways of persuasion, the candidates used ‘pathos’ because of the content they were providing. It was apparent that Bill Clinton was more prepared to display forms of persuasion than George H.W. Bush was because Clinton had prior experience dealing with lower income people. In the upcoming paragraphs, I will explain and analyze how each candidate made use of the three forms of persuasion: logos, pathos, and ethos.

Because of the seriousness of the time period, the address was written to be incredibly formal. Words similar to “candor”, “impel” and “preeminently” describe the type of language used. He was supposed to to sound exceedingly professional and stately while giving his speech. He states his thesis in his first paragraph. This thesis is that the nation will be able to revive and prosper. Continuing with support for his claim, he states that he expects the American people to have confidence in his leadership, so that he can work with Congress to make improvements. He refutes a belief among the people that they can flourish on their own. The people have interdependence upon one another.

In 1964 Ronald Reagan delivered his televised speech “A Time for Choosing” endorsing the Republican candidate for the presidency. While history has almost forgotten the Republican candidate and his failure to win the presidential race, Reagan’s speech launched him into the political spot light. He had profoundly influenced the American people. Through his gut-wrenching facts and his historical comparisons, Reagan proved America’s dire situation and administrative failures. However, statistics and references alone could not possibly account for the effectiveness of his speech. Instead, Reagan’s knack of calmly evoking emotion inside his simple proofs provided the thrust that moved the American public.

Compare and Contrast In the year 2000, the most controversial Presidential election occurred. The Presidential election consisted of Democrat, Al Gore, and Republican, George W. Bush. This election comes so close to a tie, only because the two elected representatives thought so much alike that their campaigns were nearly identical, with just a few differences here and there. In this comparison and contrast essay about the 2000 Presidential election, including Democratic representative, Al Gore, and Republican representative, George W. Bush, the author will discuss both the differences and the similarities of the representatives childhood, the offices they previously held, and their presidential campaign against each other.

The election of 2000 took place during a time that was mostly peaceful, unemployment rates were historically low, but however, there were a record number of terrorist threats (Muhlhausen). Despite all of these headlining topics presidential candidate Al Gore and Vice President Joe Lieberman were far more concerned about global climate change (“Al”). Gore was, and still, is very passionate about this topic (“Al”, 9). He has challenged the two biggest polluters in the world, China and The United States to, “Make the boldest move in climate change.” Figure 5

Mitt Romney makes better eye contact in his speech than Barack Obama does in his. Romney makes sure to look left, right and forward. Obama, however, tends to look either left or right but never forward. It is one of Obama's biggest weaknesses as a public speaker. He often fails in the beginning of his speech to look straight ahead into the cameras or into the eyes of those looking directly at him. (He does get better about this as the speech goes on). But in the beginning, Obama seems to be trying to evade those seated directly opposite him. Romney, on the other hand, meets everyone's eyes throughout most of his speech. He does not appear to be afraid to look into the camera and meet the eyes of the viewers in front of him.

During the November 2000 presidential elections, two children tried to make daddy proud. First there was Albert Gore Jr. – the son of a powerful and respected senator of Tennessee – who was no stranger to politics and privilege. As a child he attended the prestigious St. Alban’s School and while growing up, it was common to see then Vice President Richard Nixon as a guest at the family dinner table. Then there was George W. Bush – a third-generation politician, with his grandfather a former senator, his brother the governor of Florida, and his father being former president. The November 2000 presidential elections would become the battle of dynastic supremacy. Whose silver spoon was