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Magnifying Persuasive Messages in Barack Obamas Presidential Announcement Speech

Gunawan, Samuel (2011) Magnifying Persuasive Messages in Barack Obamas Presidential Announcement Speech. In: National Conference LOOW2, 01-06-2011 - 01-06-2011, Surabaya - Indonesia.

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    Abstract

    This paper is an atttempt to explore and elucidate Obamas employment of some effective rhetorical devices for underscoring his significant points of persuasion in his Presidential Announcement Speech. On top of the maximum effort of getting across his lines of thought and political platform to run for the U.S. President, Obama underscores his persuasive messages by employing sound bites, sound devices, and message amplification in the prepared text of his speech.

    Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Obamas message magnification, Obamas persuasion, Obamas rhetorical devices
    Subjects: P Language and Literature > PE English
    Divisions: Faculty of Letter > English Department
    Depositing User: Admin
    Date Deposited: 02 Aug 2017 17:22
    Last Modified: 02 Aug 2017 17:24
    URI: https://repository.petra.ac.id/id/eprint/17634

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