” I’m here because I want to talk with you about your education” This line is from President Barack Obama’s speech to the students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. The purpose of the speech is to motivate the young people of America. A significant challenge, but not a challenge that the President is backing out of. He is trying to show the students, what the society expect from them. This is especially important to President Barack Obama, because the students are the future of the America, and their education is the foundation of the American society. Obama is aware, that if he wants to convince the students to stay in school, and work hard to get an education, he needs to use every rhetorical and verbal trick he knows. To ensure that Obama influence every single student and make them believe in what he is saying, he uses rhetorical instruments such as alliteration, appeal forms and anecdotes. Even though the President is talking to students, he still uses proper language.
Obama starts his speech very informal, which is suitable since he is talking to kids and teenagers. He asks, “how’s everyone doing today?”. By doing this, is seems like Obama isn’t the president of America, but instead he seems like someone the students already know, like their teachers or the principal. This makes the audience more collected, so the language the President uses in his speech is important, because it affects how the listeners reacts. By doing so, the audience can identify with him. Furthermore, he also tells small anecdotes from his own personal life. The first story he shares, is when he was a student himself. He was similar to any other kid, because as he puts it, “I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early.”. helps the audience to realize that President Barack Obama, was just like any other person in that. who feel exactly like them and it can be comforting for the audience to hear.
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