Effectiveness of Donald Trump's Presidential Speech 9.23.2016

Donald Trump uses the rhetorical techniques, pathos, ethos, and logos, to make his speech effective. In his presidential speech, Trump uses a lot of facts and statistics, which show the use of logos. An example of his use of logos is when he says, "Homicides last year increased by 17% in America’s fifty largest cities." By using logos, he is able to use reasoning to show the problems of the United States. Showing the issues of our country can convince the audience that a need for a change is necessary, which is how Trump gets his audience to support him. Trump uses pathos to evoke and appeal to the sense of fear. For example, he states "One such border-crosser...ended the life of an innocent young girl." By stating this, he makes the audience feel sad for the girl who lost her life and made the people hate border-crossers. This statement can easily appeal to parents because it makes them fear that this tragic event might happen to their own child. His ethos is shown when he mentions how he made billions of dollars in business, which can cause people to trust him more when he says that he can make our country rich again. By using rhetorical techniques, Trump's speech is very effective.

Reflection on Bush's 9/11 Speech 9.16.2016

George Bush gives a speech after the 9/11 terrorist attack. Although some may say that his speech was not effective, one can support the point that it was. The purpose of George Bush's speech is to encourage the people of the United States to stay strong and have hope. In his address, he uses ethos, pathos, and logos. However, these three rhetorical techniques are not used equally; pathos is used the most for Bush's speech. For example he says "Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorists acts." This is pathos because he is making the audience feel emotionally upset due to being threatened of their freedom. Bush continues to use pathos by using words that would trigger the emotions of the audience such as "disbelief," "sadness," "evil," and many more. By using pathos, Bush connects with the people and shows his sorrow for the those who have lost their lives. At the end of the speech, Bush uses logos by saying "A great people has been moved to defend a great nation." In other words, the United States is a great country, and in order for there to be a great country, there must be great people. Bush is trying to get the audience to understand that they are strong and that they can get through hard times together. Through the use of ethos, pathos, and logos, George Bush's speech is effective.

Testing Blog 9.15.2016

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