“Say a word and you’ll be free, say a word and be like me …” Mr. President and a way to analyze his inaugural speech
“Say a word and you’ll be free, say a word and be like me …” Mr. President and a way to analyze his inaugural speech
Author(s): Piotr P. ChruszczewskiSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Editura Alma Mater
Keywords: political culture; comparative analysis; persuasive strategies; Plato; Aristotle; presidential ideologies; inaugural speech; types of inaugurals.
Summary/Abstract: The paper is an analysis of presidential inaugurals. Although having as a case study the American ideologies, the general model of argument development in presidential address may be compared to any such type of discourse belonging to other political cultures.
Journal: Cultural Perspectives - Journal for Literary and British Cultural Studies in Romania
- Issue Year: 2007
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 7-23
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
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