Bush's Inauguration

Let me begin by saying I am a Bush supporter. Although this speech is not one of the best ones I have heard him make, there were some positive points that need to be made about the speech. He did a good job of using pathos. Bush was making his speech to every person in the United States of America. He mentioned parts of history that he knew every American would have an emotional response to. He talks about Abraham Lincoln, the Declaration of Independence, and the Liberty Bell. The whole purpose of his speech was to remind Americans of the ones in history who once fought for the freedom and liberty that they enjoy today. He may have overused the words freedom and liberty. I think he would have had a bigger effect with the words if he had used them less often. As for kairos, I think the content of his speech came at a very appropriate time. He wanted to inform his fellow citizens of what was to be expected out of him in the next four years.