”Back to school event”
In Barack Obama’s speech “Back to school event” his main topic is how important it is to focus on your studies. He is not only encouraging the students that are present in the room, but also every person in America that are currently in school to keep strong, even though the odds are against you, so you can finish your education.
To get out the importance of the speech, Barack Obama is taking a heavy use in the rhetoric forms. For an instance, one of the rhetoric methods Obama is using is ethos. It is important that you trust, believe and feel with the person who is trying to get his words through to the listener. Here Obama is being highly successful with his connection to the people in the room, due to the fact that he is using himself as an example in his speech, which makes it more trustworthy. He makes an example of himself as an example as to why it may seem hard to study at the moment, but how it will be worth it in the end. He uses himself to get the message out that if you are heading towards a bad road, focusing on completing your studies will take you back to a more even and safe path. He is refers to education as your safety net, your only safety net. He simply let down all other options to succeed in life. Education led him to where he is today, so he wants to encourage the young society to continue pursuing their studies.
Another rhetoric method Obama takes into use is pathos. The tone in his voice, his body language, and his passion for this subject is drawing us in, making us trust his words. The way he is adjusting the language in his speech to fit the young generation who is the main listeners in this case makes his speech more powerful and understandable. He is using touching examples in his speech that convince us that even in the darkest time in your life you can succeed. One of these examples is when he mentions the