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A 5 page essay that summarizes, discusses and analyzes the rhetorical strategies that President George W. Bush used in his speech of 9/11/02, the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the country in 2001. The writer argues that the speech is grounded in the extreme emotions generated by the attacks of 9/11. Using this as a foundation, President Bush endeavors to stir up patriotic feeling, mixed with feelings of outrage and sorrow, against an enemy that is pictured as not like "the rest of us" who believe in the sanctity of life, but rather as people who are inhuman and evil. In so doing, he copies a strategy that has been employed by leaders in every war, in every century, because it is only by looking at one's enemy as "other" that people can bring themselves to attack fellow human beings. No additional sources cited.
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and intention. Analysis of this speech demonstrates that Bushs intentions in this speech go beyond simply honoring the memories of the 9/11 victims or reflecting on the effects and significance
of the events of 9/11 in American history. While not offering specifics, it is clear from this speech that President Bush intends for this speech to "set the stage" for
what will come next in the war on terrorism, that is, to aid in making the country psychologically ready and oriented to the tasks ahead as perceived by his Administration
The first part of the speech is basically a preamble in which remarks are based on ethos, that is, emotion. The purpose of this part of the speech is to
remind the listeners not only the pain, but also the cohesiveness that the nation felt as a whole in the aftermath of the attacks. The President begins by referring directly
to the attacks and how difficult it had been throughout the year to see the images of that tragedy replayed, feeling as if these pictures were "seared on our souls"
(2002). As this indicates, the opening remarks set the tone of the speech, which is primarily emotional, which encourages the audience to recall personal memories of the attack. The opening
remarks refer to the pain and sorrow inflicted on the families of the victims and the sacrifice and service of American military personnel. President Bush, then, also refers to
the fact that Americans have had to adjust to the "difficult knowledge" that the US has "determined enemies" and that "we are not invulnerable to their attacks" (Bush, 2002). This
phrase effectively foreshadows the remarks to come that will indicate the future actions of the government in reaction to the attacks. Having outlined the negative factors, President Bush moves on
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