On September 1, 1980, Ronald Reagan gave a passionate rhetorical speech titled the Labor Day Address. The speech focused on how Jimmy Carter has left the economy in a state of disarray, a state of chaos, a state of despair, with Reagan utilizing that to discredit his opponent in the presidential run. He speaks about how he wants to help improve the economy, and just how he’s planning on doing it. A speech with the gravity such as this one is no painless task, but through pathos, logos, and ethos, the audience begins to show signs of being won over. Throughout his speech, Reagan’s use of pathos is multitudinous further pushing his point. “Let it show on the record that when the American people cried out for economic help, Jimmy Carter took
In her eulogy in honor of Ronald Reagan on June 11, 2004, Margaret Thatcher effectively supports her claim in her opening sentence that, “We have lost a great president, a great American, and a great man, and I have lost a dear friend.” She contrasts many items in her speech, but a few of the most important instances are in lines 9 through 12, line 22, and lines 73 through 81. In paragraph 2, the paragraph after the opening sentence, Thatcher tells us about the goals Reagan set for himself, contrasting some of his international, more daunting ones with one that was simply part of his personality: “what Arnold Bennett called ‘the great act of cheering us all up.’ ” (line 12)
To the Democrats at the National Convention, Carter’s speech was optimistic, a total turnaround from the days of Presidents Nixon and Ford. When he spoke
On June 5th 2004, America lost one of the greatest American leaders. Americans are now dealing with post 9/11 and the loss of president Ronald Reagan. On June 11th 2004, Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister of Great Britain who concomitantly worked with Reagan before and during his presidency, delivered a eulogy speech to Americans. Thatcher starts her eulogy by talking about Reagan’s accomplishments that have not been achieved before. Thatcher uses imagery for Reagan’s goals by stating that he worked to “mend America’s wounded spirit, restore strength of the free world, and free slaves of communism.”
Ronald Reagan’s eulogy, written by Margaret Thatcher, was compelling to those whom it addressed across the world. Margaret’s speech compelled the audience to think how great a president and man Ronald Reagan was. Thatcher’s utilization of rhetorical strategies through pathos and ethos in her speech allowed for the audience to attach to her words. The speaker presents her claim of how President Reagan was an amazing man and leader of our country thoroughly through the use of connotations in words in which draw a specific emotional feeling from the reader to what Margaret is presenting.
Jimmy Carter, a former US president effectively incorporates logos – facts and evidence, pathos – appealing word choice and emotion, and ethos – credibility to build his persuasive argument. Carter strives to contend that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not be developed for industry. First, throughout the article, there are many situations where Jimmy Carter incorporates facts and examples. For example, he states, “The Arctic Refuge might provide 1 to 2 percent of the oil our country consumes each day.” By using such numbers, Carter forces the reader to evaluate the situation by recognizing the difference between an insignificant financial income and enormous damage to the territory.
Following the death of former United States president Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, a close friend of Reagan’s and the former Prime Minister of Great Britain, delivered a speech in his honor. In her eulogy to the American people, Thatcher uses selection of detail, syntax, anecdotal evidence, and appeals to patriotism to express President Reagan’s good character throughout his term and the way his actions have positively affected America. Thatcher strategically places important details of President Reagan’s term and character in certain sections of her eulogy to him. Beginning her speech with a mention of Reagan being “a great president, a great American, and a great man” first introduces her personal thoughts towards Reagan, while also promoting his good character to the audience through repetition and emphasis on the word “great”. Additionally, Thatcher immediately mentions the amazing and influential work done by Reagan during his presidency, referring to his job as “daunting”.
With the use of personal stories, remarks about his own emotions, reflections of history, and patriotism, Carter subtly entrenches his own beliefs into the hearts of his audience. It is through the points listed above that Carter builds his argument, going to war with his opposers, equipped with tools of emotion, covertism and eloquence, exterminating selfishness and igniting a fire of morality. Once the veil of these three elements dissolves, logic prevails. His argument, built upon nothing but logic and the emotions logic enkindles, proves just how persuasive pen on paper can
Precious Oledimma Mrs. Grillo 10H:2 14 April 2023 Reagan’s Rhetorically Effective Speech Fun fact about Ronald Reagan, his acting resume was pretty long! Could be why he never fails to make fabulous and effective speeches that please his audiences. The speech that will be analyzed is Ronald Reagean showing himself at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Evangelicals.
Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister of Great Britain, portrays her sorrow in the death of Ronald Reagan, and emphasizes the former president’s accomplishments. Thatcher utilizes cause and effect to show how Reagan prospered under immense pressure of the public. Thatcher projects her admiration for Reagan by using glittering diction. Lastly, she adds shift change to show the changing tone in her eulogy. Margaret Thatcher appeals to not only Americans but others who are grieving the loss of Reagan through the use of informal tone and Thatcher creates a sense of relief and praise for the deceased.
His inclusion of analogies and emotional appeals, combined with his strong sense of authority, brings his arguments into focus and gives them a punch. His power in delivering this speech quite possibly kept America looking towards the stars and propelled them into the next age of space exploration. President Reagan’s speech serves as a touching conclusion to a tragic event. Despite the terrible catastrophe, Reagan’s four-minute speech provided closure on the one-minute tragedy whose impact will be felt for
On January 20, 1981, Ronald Reagan gave his “First Inaugural Address” with the United States listening; some people were able to experience firsthand Ronald Reagan’s passion and views for our country, in Front of the Capitol Building, while others tuned in to listen on the momentous occasion. Ronald Reagan sets the stage for his presidency using logos through logical sentences that are meant to bring the audience a better perspective on his point of view. Diction was a key factor in showing Ronald Reagan’s strong sense of nationalism; he chose powerful, hopeful words and phrases that were intended to unify the people. He shows syntax through anaphora, repetition, and parallelism. By using these rhetorical devices, he states key phrases more than once to create an urgency and therefore grab listener’s attention.
Ethos, Logos, Pathos, and The Challenger Reagan’s use of ethos, logos, and pathos condoles citizens across America. The President establishes his credibility and trustworthiness by sympathizing with the audience. At the beginning of the speech he states, “Nancy and I are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger” (Reagan 1). He then creates a feeling of togetherness by saying, “We mourn their loss as a nation together” (Reagan 2). He achieves the purpose of ethos by sharing his feelings with everyone.
In Reagan's address, he uses rhetorical questions to challenge the minds of the people listening by saying, "But if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else?" The quote states that people at the time could not take care of themselves and in return, they could not take care of other people. This adds a little insult towards the people and shows how past leaders have put a top order over everyone because they were too feeble-minded to manage themselves. This opens the minds of the audience by catching their attention as he proceeds speaking throughout the address. Reagan sleekly pops this question in his writing and makes the use of practicing a rhetorical question
The rhetorical elements, logos and pathos, included in Ronald Reagan’s speech, “ Tear Down This Wall” assist Reagan and his words to convince Gorbachev, along with the people of Berlin, that the wall between eastern and western Berlin must be dismantled. Logos is an appeal to logic, or a way of persuading an audience by
On the 27th of October in 1964, Ronald Reagan gave a speech called “A Time for Choosing” on behalf of Barry Goldwater. His speech was so popular that it is also known as “The Speech”. Afterwards, Ronald Reagan ,also known as The Great Communicator, was thought of by many people as a great political speaker. This speech was given to endorse the Goldwater campaign, even though Goldwater lost the election. The Speech launched Reagan’s political career into action and he later went on to be the Californian governor and President of the United States.