Remarks at the brandenburg gate analysis

Effective Speech: rhetorical analysis
Subject
Writing

Course
CAS 100C

School
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Main Campus

Question Description
Description
Analyze a speech for its persuasive effects and textual rhetoric.

Instructions
Please complete the assignment in a single Word document and submit it to complete the assignment. All papers should be Word-processed and cited in the style you are most familiar with (such as APA, MLA, or Chicago). Your paper should be approximately 400–600 words, or two to three double-spaced pages, in Times New Roman with 12-point font and indented paragraphs. All papers must be free from typographical and spelling mistakes. Errors of grammar, syntax, and composition affect the assignment grade. Include a word count in your submission.

View “Ich Bin ein Berliner” (starting at 1:20) by John F. Kennedy and “Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate” by Ronald Reagan. Choose either the Kennedy or Reagan speech and answer the following questions:

What was the purpose of this speech? Do you believe the speaker achieved this purpose?
What was the occasion of this address? How did the specific constraints and resources of the place, day, and circumstances help shape the speaker's remarks?
Who was the audience for this address? What common traits did the audience share? In what way did the speaker adapt the speech to this particular audience?
Briefly research the background of the speaker. How did the speaker overcome the constraints and use the resources of being who he was in this situation?
What types of supporting material and reasoning did the speaker use in this address? Provide examples from the speech of the types you find.
What cultural values and beliefs did the speaker appeal to in the address? Provide examples from the speech to support your observations.
Drawing on one of the methods of rhetorical criticism discussed in this lesson, evaluate the speech.