Clinton and Trump Speeches 9/25/2016

          Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump used ethos and pathos in their nomination speeches. Through the use of these devices they validated why their opponent should not be president. Trump, for example, states "This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton: death,destruction, and weakness". The word "destruction" has a negative connotation and puts images of chaos and despair in the audience's head. Clinton on the other hand states "he wants to divide us - from the rest of the world, and from each other", The word "divide" has a negative connotation and makes the audience picture the wall Trump promised to build on the border of Mexico. Trump develops his ethos by stating "I'm with you, and I will fight for you, and I will win for you". Repeating the word "I" makes Trump seem confident and more than capable of accomplishing his goals. Hillary develops her ethos by stating "Our country's motto is e pluribus unum: out of many, we are one". By using the country's motto, which calls people to unite, Clinton makes herself seem patriotic and cooperative. All in all, Trump and Clinton used specific words and phrases to develop ethos and pathos in their speeches.

Bush 9/11 Speech 9/18/2016

      The speech George Bush delivered in response to the terrorist attacks on 9/11 used a variety of ethos,pathos and logos. Throughout the speech he uses phrases like "deliberate and deadly" and "evil,despicable acts of terror" to describe the events that happened. These words have negative connotations and resonate with the audience, proving that his use of pathos was effective. In addition, Bush tells the audience of his work with allies, and Congress to solve the terrorist problem proving his use of ethos effective since he was the president. For effective use of logos Bush, constantly mentions the event and the amounts of lives lost. All in all, by appealing to the audience's emotions, validating his authority, and using logic Bush's 9/ll speech proved effective.

Testing Post 9/15/16

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