Given the significance of the events that have occured over this past week, I look to the inauguration speech of President Obama to evaluate.
The rhetorical situation: change of leadership in America, the rhetor: President Barack Obama, the audience: America and abroad, the message: the challenges that we face as a nation shall be overcome....
The objective of President Obama's speech is one of persuasion. His strategic choice of words, his delivery, and body language all serve the purpose of uniting the nation, and soliciting its trust in his ability to lead and make whatever changes necessary to restore our (America) confidence in our government. He makes a point to emphasize the challenges that the country faces are real, and that the journey towards recovery is long, but appeals to the historical resilience of our nation to overcome past challenges. His body language is commanding, tall, strong, that of a leader. Overall was he effective in his objective of convincing the majority that under his new administration America would once again unite and prosper? Though not all would agree, I would say yes. The speech itself was brilliant, and his delivery flawless. Now the real challenge will be living up to those words spoken.
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