Rhetorical Analysis Of Trump's Acceleration Speech

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The United States presidential election of 2016 left many citizens expressing feelings of bewilderment and disbelief. Donald J. Trump was elected into office under the premise that he was going to “make America great again,” implying that the country has been less than great in recent years. Throughout his campaign, Trump was repeatedly scrutinized for offensive campaign rhetoric toward religious, ethnic, and gender minorities. The popularity vote favored his opponent Hillary Clinton, while the electoral vote helped him obtain US presidency. After analyzing President Trump’s inauguration speech I was left with countless questions and concerns. Along the way I came accross multiple accounts of belief dependent realism, post-modernism, bias, self-justification, and general inconsistency. It is apparent from this speech that Trump is motivated by religion, power, and misunderstanding of the needs of the people of the United Stated of America. …show more content…

One moment he was saying, “We must protect the borders from the ravages of other countries, making our products, stealing our companies, and dissipating our jobs” and in the next paragraph he drives home the point that, “we will seek friendship with the nations of the world”. Not only is his first comment vastly exaggerated, but it is also a direct contradiction to his second quote. Trump’s inconsistency (Logical Fallacies, p.5) is evident throughout and outside of his speech. Inconsistency is a fallacy that includes directly contradicting one’s self and/or the truth. This is dangerous for a man in office because his actions and sentiments are unpredictable. Also, Trump’s assertion to make good friends with other countries has not been upkept since his inauguration. By implementing the unconstitutional “Muslim ban” Trump has angered Americans, as well as people in the 7 countries that he has

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