Rhetorical Analysis Of Donald Trump's Speech

President George W. Bush gave a speech titled “9/11 Address to the Nation,” where he reassures the nation of our country’s strength and even calls it the “brightest beacon for freedom.” This event was a suicide bombing of the World Trade Center where approximately 3,000 people were killed and nearly 6,000 more were injured. Although it was one of the worst attacks in American history, it unified the nation in more ways than one. This speech was made even more important after a tragedy like 9/11 because the nation had been frightened by these acts of terror and was in need of the inspiration of our most powerful leader: the commander-in-chief. Throughout this speech, Bush uses rhetorical devices such as pathos, analogy, epithet, and asyndeton

Every year, The president delivers his state of the union (SOTU) address to congress and esteemed guests. The SOTU fulfills Article II, Section II of the Constitution, which states that the president shall “time to time give to the Congress information about the States of the Union.” In sum, the SOTU allows the current president to give the citizens an update on the progress that he has made, and the progress he hopes to make.

The 2016 Presidential Election was one of the craziest events in United States history. Obviously, Donald Trump won and it affected millions of people, whether it was in a good way or a bad way. In the article, “Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address Was Great”, by James Poulos, Trump was considered to be “great and logical” (Poulos). However, in the article, “Don’t Believe the Populism of Trump’s Inaugural Address. Our President is a Plutocrat”, by Ryan Cooper, Trumps is considered to be a terrible person, and he does not to deserve to be president. Although both articles have valid views, Cooper’s article was more logical and realistic.

President Donald J Trump’s first State of the Union address is filled with great rhetorical devices which allow him to reach his audience and achieve his purpose. Trump’s use of these rhetorical devices in his speech appeal to pathos, ethos and logos. With rhetorical devices like repetition and anecdotes plus his use of phenomenal diction , President Trump inspires patriotism and unity, and makes people feel safe and ultimately, he lets them know that he and his administration are and will serve the people and will support them.

The man that believes that immigrants are running America. The man that will criticise to the minimum detail of a person to make voters against them. Yes, Donald J Trump the man with the thin skin of anger that wit smallest comment will blow. He gives ideas that are simple and easy and believes that everyone will understand him. Trump message has many plans and ideas he express theses ideas with the claim, repetition and of other political partners.

The word “Hope” originated around 900 A.D. and defines as, “a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.” When asked, high school students described hope as a new beginning or a light at the end of the tunnel. The “light at the end of the tunnel” varies among who is asked. For high school seniors it could possibly be graduation; for a struggling family it could be a paycheck at the end of the week; for a sick and hurting patient, it could be the top of the hour when their medicine is readily available. Hope comes in different forms. Hope shines light through hard decisions, politics, tragedy and everyday life.

As the election gets closer, the message from one of the candidates about certain minority groups have progressively gotten worse over time. This particular candidate is billionaire businessman Donald Trump. Last year when Trump made comments about Mexican authorities sending rapists and murderers across the U.S. and Mexican border illegally, and doing harm to our citizens. The tone and rhetoric in which Mr. Trump used in this context sent a chill throughout the country, and put unfair focus on the Hispanic community. Throughout his campaign, Mr. Trump has been making disparaging remarks regarding other ethnic groups besides the Latino community, and despite distancing himself from the rest of the GOP (Grand Old Party) contenders, he

The multi-billionaire, businessman, and tv personality Donald Trump is one of the most popular individuals mentioned in politics today. Mr. Trump's most controversial and talked about policy is immigration. Immigration has always been a topic in politics. Whether on purpose or not, Trump has made the topic of immigration into a heated discussion. He has many ideas in order to put his immigration plans into effect. In order to be put into effect he has developed three core principles on immigration. His main concern from immigration is the illegal immigrants crossing over the border, from Mexico to the U.S.

The current political events taking place in the United States right now are very intense and critical in many peoples lives. The events that are being brought upon include “Trump`s remarkably decisive win” in the presidential race. Donald Trump won this election using different strategies; some of the strategies that Trump took advantage of include gaining support from majority of the people in blue states, Trump`s financial success, and his different approach to the race.

Besides posing himself as the ideal outsider in a world burdened by growing distrust and precarious politics, Donald Trump’s also utilizes misleading rhetoric that ironically increases trust among his supporters. While Trump’s arguments are filled with logical fallacies from ad hominem attacks, ambiguity, and false syllogisms, Trump is noted for his excessive use of hyperbole. Although Trump’s hyperbolic statements that “nobody has more respect for women than I do”, Obama is “the worst president in the history of the United Sates”, that “NAFTA is the ‘single worst trade deal ever approved’” or “some people said it was the single best speech ever made in that chamber” come across ridiculous and over-the-top, to his supporters his use of hyperbole

President Obama’s common mission is “the task of perfecting our union moves forward (pg 1).” In doing so, Obama plans on fulfilling job growth and opportunities in our economy. More job opportunities circulate more money in the economy which promotes the development of businesses. Also, he uses pathos, ethos, and logos to further benefit his claims for the nation’s future. Obama portrays his gratitude towards Americans re-electing him and his promise to maintain America’s strength and prosperity.

America was once only 13 colonies derived from Great Britain, one of the world’s greatest empires of all time. After many years of war, America became a triumphant, independent nation and dubbed the name The United States of America. America was built on strong grounds of laws and traditions and has had its fate in more than 40 strong leaders’ hands since its independence to steer the country to many successes. Now, it is 2016 and billionaire Donald trump is a front-runner in this year’s Presidential campaign. Publically, tycoon Donald Trump is the epitome of rude wealth or the extraordinarily harsh boss. With America’s fate in the hands of Donald Trump, the country would be put in and economic down spiral, a loss in immigrants,

Since December 13, 1831 it has always been tradition for a political party to hold a convention to nominate a candidate to run for President. The conclusion of the convention is normally the nominated politician giving a speech where they formally accept their party 's nomination to run for president. This speech is very important as it officially starts a candidate 's election campaign and can be a defining moment for them as many potential voters could be watching the convention with the hope of being moved by the speech of the candidate. On July 21, 2016 Donald J Trump officially accepted the nomination from the Republican Party to run for president. He delivered a speech where he accepted the nomination and spoke of his plans that he

Trump repetitively brings down his opponent, and spends most of his speech explaining why people shouldn't vote for Clinton, but less time and reasons why they should vote for him. Trump says, “Let’s review the record. In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map.” Trump is trying to draw the conclusion that Hillary is the reason for Isis. While Trump says this, Hillary comes back with fact-based evidence, showing how Trump really runs his business. Clinton says, “In Atlantic City, 60 miles from here, you'll find contractors and small businesses who lost everything because Donald Trump refused to pay his bills.People who did the work and needed the money, and didn't get it – not because he couldn't pay them, but because he wouldn't pay them.That sales pitch he's making to be your president? Put your faith in him – and you'll win big?”Not only does Hillary focus more on her plans, and facts, but Hillary strikes back fewer times that Trump. The factual based evidence and strong points is what puts Hillary Clinton at the more successful speech.

Donald Trump’s one very distinct “ability” is making a vast amount of people react to what he says. Be it good or bad, this makes him gain more attention not only in the United States, but all over the world. At the end of the day, what really matters is if his statements have, in fact, any effect on people’s votes. So for those who are not yet sure about his sincerity, it only takes a not to deep analysis of his speeches to spot serious fallacies.