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Rhetorical Analysis Of President Obama 's Inauguration Speech Essay

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Rhetorical Analysis: President Obama 's Inauguration Speech 2013 President Barack Obama’s campaign theme in 2013 was to bring change throughout the United States, and he continues on with this motto while thanking the American people.He does this by stating the change he plans to bring,how he will bring change, what he values,and the importance of peace and unity. President Obama is addressing all of american people that voted for and against him,by continuously referring to them as a team.He wants them to keep in mind he plans to work with them on several issues rather than stick to his own opinions. Bringing up several well known quotes and facts about america 's creation allows him to be well understood,as well, as his use of imagery and/or pathos.Including all aspects of the rhetorical triangle,mostly pathos,allowed President Obama to successfully persuaded the American people that he will be a leader that brings change. The basis of his speech is to bring back the fundamentals used by our founding fathers to bring about the U.S. Nation. President Obama starts off the essay with a quote from the Declaration Of Independence.This is appealing to the audience (pathos) while showing what he feels inspires them as a nation: “What makes us exceptional -what makes us American-is our allegiance to an idea articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal: that they are endowed by their

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