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Rhetorical Analysis Of Theodore Roosevelt's Inaugural Address

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Because of President McKinley’s death, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was put into office. Then, on March 4, 1905, Roosevelt delivered his Inaugural Address to disclose his ideas and goals to the American people as their leader. The audience of this speech were Roosevelt’s fellow citizens. He told the people to treat other countries with compassion and friendship because they became such a great nation. With his use of repetition, allusions, and his tone, Roosevelt was able to emphasize his point in making the country a powerful nation to bring tranquility throughout the world. In his Inaugural Address, Roosevelt recognized America becoming a highly capable nation. As its influence spread, Roosevelt declared that America must become the force that establishes peace around the world. He states in his speech that the him and the American people have duties to ourselves and other people which are both of utmost importance. Because of this, Roosevelt wanted to make it known that a nation’s sense of justice and hospitality truly matter and are …show more content…

With this, Roosevelt went on self-reflecting that if America were to lost a battle that would extract the right to free, it would be “our own fault if we failed.” Although America did win many battles, it should not give the American people arrogance but an “abiding realization of all which life has offered us.” In his body, Roosevelt explains that Americans have their own duties to protect their rights and to become a stronger nation, they should protect other nations. Roosevelt uses repetition of plural pronoun, ‘we’ to connect the American people. Consecutively using ‘we’ subtly persuading citizens to take responsibility and action since they would know what must be done to assist their country. Finally, Roosevelt ends with an allusion to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln saying

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