Ronald Reagan Speech Rhetorical Analysis

Again the country is tied to Reagan all grieving a common loss. “For the families of the seven, we cannot bear, as you do, the full impact of this tragedy. But we feel the loss and we’re thinking about you so very much.” This provides the country with an emotional connection to those affected, by sending condolences and reminding the country to do the same he links them on a personal level. He appeals to the mournful emotions of the country by admitting that he and Nancy are “pained to the core,” that today is a “day for mourning and remembering,” and that the tragedy is “truly a national loss.” Reagan’s expression of emotion conveys a calming tone that reassures the Nation that their grief is both understandable and proper. Reagan shows that …show more content…
Reagan uses alliteration to highlight the spirit and bravery of seven fallen crewmembers, “they had that special grace, that special spirit that says” capturing the audiences attention making it memorable displaying the high regard personally felt for the fallen. Here anaphora is being used by repeating, “more” before stating a group of people, “There will be more shuttle flights and more shuttle crews and, yes, more volunteers, more civilians, more teachers in space” to successfully create equal importance between the groups showing that many more different groups will go into space. One of his most impactful uses of rhetoric apostrophe to personally address the school children, “And I want to say something to the school children of America who were watching the live coverage of the shuttles takeoff. I know it’s hard to understand, but sometimes painful things like this happen.” Reagan uses an interruption in his speech personally stating “I” clarifying to the children that science and exploration despite the risks must …show more content…
This address is one of many cases emphasizing how well Reagan spoke to the American public on a personal level and efficiently reinstalling our countries confidence quickly after a tragedy. Reagan’s successful use of argumentative appeals and prose to communicate on a personal level with his audience deservingly skyrocketed his popularity as a great leader, and a great communicator. A nickname is given when a personal relationship is established to express blockers of properness have been dissolved by personal reciprocal emotion; this has been accomplished by the “Great Communicator” and our great