On December 11th 2015, Donald Trump held a speech in Des Moines, Iowa. At the rally in front of his supporters he later answered some of their questions.
During his speech he focuses on security within and outside of the US and how he plans to grow the economy again. Furthermore, he discusses and criticizes the other candidates and talks about his optimism about the election.
Donald Trump starts with the climax saying that “a few thing. A lot – so much has happened”1 to refer to the terrorist attacks in Paris. Among other things, that event has changed the atmosphere throughout the whole world which is why his first topic is border security. It is at the same time one of his most known issues because he criticized it multiple times. The ironic statement “which we're just doing so great with”2 reveals it attitude towards it. His strategy to strengthen the border security is building a wall Mexico is going to pay for3. Even though everyone already knows it he still repeats it anyway since this is what he knows the audience wants to hear. By stopping illegal drug smuggling and immigration he will only allow legal one. Therefore, he emphasizes that it will “the way”4 which is lso repeated.
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Trump especially wants to show his independance of other third parties. With an example of anaphora17 he accumulates “special interest (and) […] lobbyist”18. Therefore, he claims they are “ripping off the country”19 to criticize them and even indirectly makes a remark towards Ted Cruz. by stating that he has “no oil company”20. Since he has received donations by many during his campaign, Trump states that he has "no oil company"20. As a contrast he mentions himself again who would dedicate himself to all citizens to make the country “even better than before”21. An example of ellipsis of “so important”22 shows how much he values this
Throughout the speech, the Former President George W Bush strives to empower Americans by instructing them to remain resolute, but to “go back to [their] lives and routines”. He uses the personal pronoun we and the common pronoun us repeatedly to indicate that the people of the United States, who either saw the event on television or experienced this event firsthand, were and still are involved in this national tragedy. He implements this emotional appeal into his speech to involve all Americans--people living in the United States of America, regardless of their ethnicity, race, or culture, and to acknowledge that the American people have endured this together, and that they will continue to advance after this event with stronger resolve, stronger than ever. In addition, he implements personification to motivate and empower the American people. “Our nation, this generation, will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future” (Bush, 2001). “This generation”, again a synonym for the American people, with its unwavering resolve, will fight for its freedom persistently. He intimates that the future of America and of democratic freedom is in the hands of the American people: that the American people have the power to control their fate. The next sentence leads into America’s “philanthropically” democratic nature: “We will rally the world to this cause, by our efforts and by our courage” (Bush, 2001). This statement has been followed up by action only a few years later, when the United States intervened in the Iraqi War, Libyan Revolution, and even more civil wars to ensure the freedom of citizens from dictatorships, which in Islāmic nations, were militant groups, like the Hamas and Taliban. Lastly, the president utilized anaphora, specifically a tripartite structure, by affirming that the American people “will not tire”, “will not falter”, and “will not fail”. He implies that the American people will relentlessly fight for the worldwide establishment of peace and democratic institutions, a promise which America has kept even in the face of its own national crisis.
He said, “We will build the roads and bridges… We will restore science… We will harness the sun…” (para. 15). His use of repeating “we will” emphasizes that he doesn’t see himself as someone higher than everyone else; he views himself as an equal. It puts emphasis on how he feels and makes it more powerful. He stated, “On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear… On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises…” (paras. 7 and 8). He is aiming to help the people persevere and work hard towards the
One of the most important aspects of a presidential nominee is the candidate political ideology, and how that candidate transforms their ideology into vision with specific agenda that they can convince voters of. When we look at Donald Trump’s official campaign site we see seven position or stances on an issues that trump has chosen to center his campaign around was one of the main issues Trump addressed in every stump speech he gave during the primary. The first one listed is a step by step process in which he will build a giant wall between the border of the United States, and Mexico will pay for this far. Trump feels so confidently that this will happen he has even mapped it out day by day after he takes office of presidency stating, “On day 2 Mexico will immediately protest. They receive approximately $24 billion a year in remittances from Mexican nationals working in the United States. The majority of that amount comes from illegal aliens. It serves as de facto welfare for poor families in Mexico. There is no significant social safety net provided by the state in Mexico. On day 3 tell Mexico that if the Mexican government will contribute the
“Make America Great Again” (Trump). This is the quote Donald Trump runs by. But if this was true, why does he say that if he were elected, he will take actions that will only make America suffer? Trump has never done anything beneficial for the U.S. He is a businessman who only cares about making money and increasing his wealth. Trump should not become president, for he is an unqualified candidate who has no political background and makes unconstitutional promises.
Meanwhile, he makes numerous promises to American citizens saying he will immediately solve all the issues caused by illegal immigrants under the enforcement of his new policies once he wins the presidency. Trump tries to gain possibility of winning the presidency with his speech using demagoguery. However, some of Trump’s solutions and promises toward illegal immigration problems appear to be quite extreme. For example, he repeatedly states that he will deport all illegal immigrants the very first day and hour when he steps into office: “Day one, my first hour in office, those people are gone”(The New York Times Par. 60) Moreover, he points out the flaws of Barack Obama’s presidency and Hilary Clinton’s policies toward illegal immigration and criminal aliens, promising his audience that he would be more decisive and would take immediate action toward these problems. With several demagogic rhetorical strategies, Trump wins many applauses and supports by saying words that American people want to hear during his presidential campaign. Trump’s speech toward immigration does address certain elements of demagoguery such as victimization,
President Obama seems to be this best president to do a rhetorical analysis on because he seemed to have been elected solely on his public speaking abilities. There are many things that can result from someone delivering a well written speech, people like Martin Luther KIng and Obama will go down in history as people who delivered some of the best speeches that gathered the most attention and inspired some of the biggest changes in the US. Leading up to Obama 's first term, his ability to speak to people about subjects that directly relate to them granted him a lot of votes and basically put him in office. Analyzing President Obama 's speeches you can tell that they are always well crafted and well written. Though Obama does not write his own speeches the way that the speech is delivered is just as important.
He started off by talking about the economy. Since his election, he, claims to have created 2.4 million jobs and enacted the biggest tax cut ever (false). Trump talked about immigration reform, highlighting the “four pillars” of his administration’s immigration policy. A path of citizenship for 1.8 million “dreamers”, a fully secured US border, and an immigration system that gives preference to skilled workers, and limiting immigrants joining the country because of family members. The president added that he plans to modernize and rebuilt
On “January 20, 2017” our president Donald Trump delivered his inaugural address speech on putting America first. Trump is Famous for being “a” real estate mogul and being on reality TV show The Apprentice, which was a show where he would judge people (contestants) on the business skills. Donald Trump also was involved in a huge profitable business in Manhattan building projects. Trump uses a variety of different rhetorical techniques in his inaugural address how great merica is and how we put ourselves first, as Trump says “America first.”
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
Obama begins his speech by stating the problems in the country and what we can do as America to help fix it. He appeals a tone of fear toward the audience explaining the different problems in the past with the nation, “Our health care is too costly, our schools fail too many -- and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet”.
“Beginning today, the United States of America gets back control of its borders, gets back its borders (Sweet).” This famous quote said by Donald Trump marked a change in the future safety of America. Trump held a speech on 1/25/2017 at the Department of Homeland Security to announce his future plans of building a wall along the United States and Mexico border. Throughout history, The United States was notable as “a nation of immigrants. It was settled by immigrants and has been enriched and strengthened by those from other countries. Throughout US history, however, the general sentiment toward newcomers has been negative. In any given period, more citizens have opposed immigration than have supported it ("Economic”).” The United States was
On January 20th 2009, Obama gave his Inaugural Address in Washington D.C. The speech was given significant interest worldwide. When Obama delivered the Inaugural Address his intention was to persuade the public of his beliefs. He addressed a huge audience, which consisted of the American people as well as shareholders nationally and internationally. In order for him to successfully communicate with the public, both rational and emotional appeal had to be incorporated into the speech.
He will get rid stop the flow of illegal immigrants from entering the country even though the country was form by illegal immigrants of the Mayflower Compact. When going to a Trump
His first plan for border security was to build a wall. In most of his speeches all you would have to hear is “build a wall” and you knew what he was speaking of. He wanted to build this wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, would this be cheap? No, and he expected Mexico to pay five billion to 10 billion to build this wall. When it came to his plans for deportations, it was to deport all of the undocumented immigrants, (which was about eleven million immigrants). Not only did he want to deport all eleven million, he wanted to penalize those who stayed longer than their visa departure date. He wants to have more immigration and custom enforcement officers, triple to be exact. He also wants to require that immigration and customs enforcement to go with local police officers to gang raids. His plans for the detentions were “no more catch and release” which means he wants immigrants who are caught illegally crossing the border to be detained and deported. He also had plans for the visa’s and work permits, his plans included to raise wages paid to H-1B (“a non-immigrant visa that allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations”)- he wanted to do this so employers are motivated to offer jobs to unemployed Americans, the visa’s including the H-1B requires that employers look to hire American’s first, also to certify that immigrants who come to the U.S. are able to afford their own
Towards the end of the debate Trump states how he believes that businesses should stop outsourcing to foreign countries, stating that as president he would try and make America seem more likeable to business in order to bring back big businesses to the United States and to better the economy; likewise creating more jobs for the American