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    the tragedy that happened on July 18‚ 1969 on Chappaquiddick Island‚ that resulted in the death of a young woman named Mary Jo Kopechne. Mary Jo was a secretary of the late Robert Kennedy and was still working with the Kennedy family. He begins his speech to communicate that he has “entered a plea of guilty to the charge of leaving the scene of an accident.” (paragraph 1‚ line 2-3) This confession of the proceedings he has gone through is an example of Bitzer theory on exigence based on the fact that

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    JFK “Moon” Speech Rhetorical Analysis Rough Draft Precedent John Fitzgerald Kennedy also known as JFK gave a speech during the cold war‚ and the race to space. Saying that we need to go to space not to use as a weapon but as a source of knowledge and explaining why we need to. He believes that most of his audience is skeptical and dost want to go to space. To convince the laudians that we need to go to space he passes himself off as a visionist saying that this is going to be the most important thing

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    On January 20‚ 1961‚ the world turned on their television to see how the newly elected American President‚ J. F. Kennedy‚ would address the issues of proliferating weapons and the propagating “iron tyranny” (7). Kennedy delivers a speech that aims to ameliorate their many fears and also establish himself as a capable president –one that would take a strong stance for democracy in a war against communism. By employing well-crafted syntax‚ specific diction‚ and explicit tone‚ Kennedy is able to eloquently

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    John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech is certainly one to remember. It’s memorable not for its length‚ but for the effective content that it beholds. He entices readers by the use of strong rhetoric techniques. His inaugural analyzes style of writing‚ such as diction‚ tropes‚ schemes‚ and syntax‚ and applies the concept of it effectively throughout the speech. A reader performs rhetorical analysis to examine how authors attempt to persuade their audiences by looking at the various components that make

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    finest speeches on January 20‚ 1961 after being sworn into office. His inauguration speech was so powerful that it captured the entire nation attention‚ and quotes from it are still remembered by people today. It is one of the finest speeches ever written. It provides a strong appeal to pathos‚ ethos and logos‚ and it is because of this that people who never heard the speech can quote lines from it. This speech was delivered on January 20th 1961; In Washington D.C. President Kennedy had narrowly

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    people to join in his efforts and unify together in order to achieve peace. The inaugural address is saturated with rhetorical strategies seeking to flatter the American People and utilizes words of encouragement to evoke unification. Kennedy was able to effectively establish a profound kairotic moment at which his discourse can make the most difference or have the most influence. The speech persuades the American people by providing motivating propositions through appeals to ethos‚ logos and pathos.

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    Rhetorical Analysis of John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech that fueled the hearts of Americans during times of hardship and uncertainty. Kennedy’s usage of rhetorical devices gives his speech the empowering and resolute tone necessary to evoke the emotions of his audience and sway their motives to agree with his own. Kennedy’s usage of asyndetons in his speech facilitate a more intense atmosphere‚ allowing his words to hammer even harder at the

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    Richard Nixon. 2. 1. Kennedy’s opening speech states statistics‚ quotes‚ and accurate numbers to prove his knowledge. 2. Dates and numbers are used to prove the opposing candidate (Nixon) is wrong. “Medical care is tied to social security”. This shows that Kennedy has a knowledge of the three parties vies on medical care and how the programs tie into each other. Presents Issues so they are Easily Understood 1. Richard Nixon uses rhetorical questions to have the audience relate

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    Professor J. Cunningham Ch. 19: How was sharecropping similar to being forced to be a slave? How was it different? | | | | |

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    Today’s language shows us a lot about our time era and time eras before us. How everything is arranged‚ pronounced and broken down helps us realize how different language helps change the mood and attitude of a time era. Back in the day everything was smooth and connected most people used big words and proper grammar all the time no matter the situation. But today words are short and choppy‚ if you say something out of context it’s no big deal‚ if you create your own “slang” no one cares. In

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