President Obama's Inaugural Address: Rhetorical Analysis hands. The speech is similar to ideas from the founding documents and Martin Luther King's speech to establish "our" purpose to come together and take action on the issues currently facing our country. As President Barrack Obama begins his speech, he refrains from using "me", "myself" and "I" and replacing them with "we", "we" and "together" to achieve the ethos. He makes sure his audience connects directly with him by making them feel on his level and him on theirs. In this way, he connects with the audience and, in return, contributes to their statement of unity. Using various examples of parallelism, anaphora, and refrains, Obama emphasizes the theme of equality and unity in our country throughout his speech, essential to gaining the respect of his audience. Obama recalls the "enduring force of the Constitution" by digging into the past, alluding to America's allegiance to the Declaration of Independence by quoting "we hold those truths...among which are life, liberty and freedom." search for happiness. This phrase clearly shows more ethos by reminding us that the quote about equality is of great importance today as it was in the time it was written. In light of Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech, delivered on the exact same day as that speech that year, President Barrack Obama closely linked his speech to Martin's, both through importance of unification and by its very similar language and structure. Our president takes us down memory lane, telling us that freedom was closer to being taken than given. It uses logos to re...... middle of paper ......ieve for everyone. Concluding his speech, the president reminds us that we are the hope; we ARE the change. Obama ends his speech by thanking God and proclaiming, “May He bless this United States of America forever.” For the final burst of ethos to conclude his speech. References “Martin Luther King Jr.” - Acceptance speech. The Novel Foundation, nd Web. April 22, 2014. “President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address.” The White House. The White House, nd Web. April 22, 2014. “Office of the President.” James Madison University. Np, and Web. April 22. 2014. .

Essay / President Obama's Inaugural Address: Rhetorical Analysis hands. The speech is similar to ideas from the founding documents and Martin Luther King's speech to establish "our" purpose to come together and take action on the issues currently facing our country. As President Barrack Obama begins his speech, he refrains from using "me", "myself" and "I" and replacing them with "we", "we" and "together" to achieve the ethos. He makes sure his audience connects directly with him by making them feel on his level and him on theirs. In this way, he connects with the audience and, in return, contributes to their statement of unity. Using various examples of parallelism, anaphora, and refrains, Obama emphasizes the theme of equality and unity in our country throughout his speech, essential to gaining the respect of his audience. Obama recalls the "enduring force of the Constitution" by digging into the past, alluding to America's allegiance to the Declaration of Independence by quoting "we hold those truths...among which are life, liberty and freedom." search for happiness. This phrase clearly shows more ethos by reminding us that the quote about equality is of great importance today as it was in the time it was written. In light of Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech, delivered on the exact same day as that speech that year, President Barrack Obama closely linked his speech to Martin's, both through importance of unification and by its very similar language and structure. Our president takes us down memory lane, telling us that freedom was closer to being taken than given. It uses logos to re...... middle of paper ......ieve for everyone. Concluding his speech, the president reminds us that we are the hope; we ARE the change. Obama ends his speech by thanking God and proclaiming, “May He bless this United States of America forever.” For the final burst of ethos to conclude his speech. References “Martin Luther King Jr.” - Acceptance speech. The Novel Foundation, nd Web. April 22, 2014. “President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address.” The White House. The White House, nd Web. April 22, 2014. “Office of the President.” James Madison University. Np, and Web. April 22. 2014. .

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