Obama uses a considerable amount of Pathos during his acceptance speech, like when he mentions the task at hand, “…for there are new jobs to be created, new schools to build and new threats to meet, and alliances to repair.” (min. 6 Pt. 2) He employs ethos when he states how honest he will be to the people of America in minute 7 of part two. His pathos and ethos statements can be identified as deliberative. I identified a fallacy when, in minute 8 of part two, he says, “lets remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the republican party of the white house; a party founded on the values of self-reliance, and individual liberty, and national unity.” This is a Non causa pro causa fallacy because he implies that he is as the man who first carried the banner… and in turn, will cause the enforcement of the stated values.
I believe that his gestures are acceptable only if one pays no attention to them. It is nice to feel that the speaker refers to the whole audience, but I believe that he switches his viewing side too often, and may cause a distraction for those who pay attention to it. Otherwise, it’s a great method for making everyone feel patriotic.
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