Rhetorical Analysis Of Obama's Inaugural Address

Our well-known president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, in his speech, the Inaugural Address discusses his plans in creating hope and change together in America. Obama’s purpose is to tell the audience what steps we need to take to grow as a nation together and how he plans to fix any social & economic issues. He creates a professional, serious tone to appeal to the nation his strong desire to make a change from the past.

Obama opens his speech the Inaugural Address by describing his new plan to revolutionize America and how he wants to build trust with all American citizens. He appealed to people’s emotions using pathos by discussing the certain crisis that has gone on as he states, “Homes have been lost, jobs shed, business shuttered”. By appealing to the audience’s emotions, it helps him achieve his purpose as he attempts to bring people together through all of their sufferings. He gains the audience’s attention, hoping to fix the problem and form a sense of unity to all come together and make a change for the better.

Obama used ethos to represent his plans for the future. By informing the citizens of America, that there would no longer be financial plans kept a secret from anyone. As well, this helps his credibility because they will be able to put their trust into someone who doesn’t keep secrets from his country. Many supported him because of his reputation, so his appeal to ethos really helped him get the audience’s