https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/barackobama/barackobamatucsonmemorial.htm
Watch the speech in the link above and evaluate it in terms of the principles of public speaking and rhetorical criticism that have been developed in this course. In 400600 words, or about two pages, identify the rhetorical situation and comment on the speakers purpose, audience adaptation, arguments, arrangement, and language.
1. Identify:
The Speaker:
Name of the Speech or rhetorical text:
Source for the rhetorical text (Website URL, book title, etc.:
2. Why are you interested in this rhetorical artifact and/or speaker? To what degree do you think your classmates are familiar with this particular speech/speaker/text/topic?
3. After re-reading Bitzers article on the Rhetorical Situation:
-Describe the rhetorical exigence(s) that gave rise to this text.
-Answering this question may require looking up what was going on in the world at the time it was given.
-Who makes up the rhetorical audience of the speech? (Describe their characteristics and how you know they are the rhetorical audience.)
-Describe the constraints relevant to this speech and situation.
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