Trump Speech Reflection

This week in AP Language, the class has been talking about the issue regarding Hillary and Trump's speech for the election. We have been discussing the use of rhetorical devices such as ethos, logos and pathos and how both candidates uses these devices to appeal to the audience. Donald Trump uses mostly ethos in his speech to help instill fear in the audience. He uses specific words like "attack", "terrorists" and "ISIS" which all connects to the emotion of fear. Not only does Trump use ethos to instill fear, he also talks negatively about his opponent, Hillary, and the current president, Barack Obama. For an example, Trump claims that "President Obama has doubled our national debt to more than $19 trillion, and growing" which implies that after Obama was a bad president, since our debt has only increased after he was elected. As for Hillary, Trump states that, "In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map" almost as if ISIS was on the map because of Hillary or that Hillary was the cause for ISIS. In my opinion, I feel that Trump should have used other ways to try to get people to support him instead of insulting or "bashing" on Hillary, Obama, and other politicians. 

Let's talk next week but for now, bye!

Link of Trump's Speech : http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/full-transcript-donald-trump-nomination-acceptance-speech-at-rnc-225974 

9/11 Speech by George W. Bush

This week in class, we read the speech that President Bush gave after the attack on 9/11. The tone of the speech was very serious and President Bush's intention with the speech was to help comfort the people that were related to the victims of 9/11. When I was reading this speech, I noticed that President Bush used Pathos to evoke the public's emotion. By using Pathos, his speech was very successful because it helped to comfort the victims loved ones and to help reassure the public that everything was going to be fine. This speech also reminds me of other tragic events that happened such as the attack at Pearl Harbor. 

Hey my name is Ellen and I live in school. I like math and science but I prefer to stay home and sleep all day. I go to Midwood High School at Brooklyn College and this blog is dedicated to my AP Language Class.Thanks for reading! Bye!