‘Yes We Can’ speech by Barack Obama and the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech by Martin Luther King Jr. These speeches were both written from the hope of change and positivity; however, they differ slightly in their causes. While Martin Luther King spoke to bring equality to black people, Obama spoke in order to gain voters and become president of the United States. In the ‘Yes We Can’ speech, Obama uses a variety of persuasive techniques to engage his audience. At the beginning of the speech, Obama starts to
Introduction This article focusses on a critical discourse analysis of the first inaugural address by Abraham Lincoln and the first inaugural address by Barack Obama on properties of discursive manipulation; including lexical, macro details, and grammatical elements. The rhetorical styles used by both presidents in their Addresses unquestionably influenced their degrees of success in achieving their political goals. Additionally political discourse is especially interesting to look at for this
Brutus vs. Antony: Funeral Speech Face-off Just as politicians do today, Brutus and Antony were trying to gain the trust of the plebeians to their benefit. People’s personalities come out in their methods of persuading others, in this case it is evident between Antony and Brutus. The two orators had different approaches to persuading the Romans. While Brutus’ speech would appeal to logical thinkers, Antony was able to better persuade the majority of the Romans by manipulating their emotional side
attribution to online platforms. Notably, the networked digital connectivity in the recent years has enhanced politician’s ability to grasp the public’s attention and time in many ways (Wolfsfeld, Segev & Sheafer, 2013). For instance, President Barack Obama Campaigns in the year 2008 were significantly achieved given the fact that the social media played a greater role. The same was also witnessed in the Arab springs of the year 2011 where the world