从亚氏的修辞手段解读奥巴马的费城演讲

从2007年2月宣布参选到2008年11月取得选举之完胜，奥巴马的演说魅力在其中是功不可没的。在演讲中他用了什么沟通方式和演说技巧来融合社会不同的阶层并让众人在情感和理智面都深受感动是值得所有语言学习者深入探讨的。我们可以从亚里士多德的修辞手段出发来分析奥巴马2008年在费城的题为“为打造更完美的城邦”这篇演讲是如何利用修辞人格、情感和道理这三种有效的说服方式及具体的策略来达到最佳的话语效果。

Analysis of Obama's Philadelphia Speech by Adopting Aristotle's Artistic Proofs

From declaring candidacy in Feb. 2007 to sweeping the table in the general election in Oct. 2008, Obama＇ s speech skills can never be overlooked. What kind of communication techniques and speech skills he had adopted to bring such disparate segments of society together and influence the public profoundly on both emotional and logical dimensions deserve closer and deeper examination by language learners. This thesis focuses on how Obama, in 2008, made use of Aristotle＇ s artistic proofs Ethos, Pathos and Logos to achieve the best discourse effect by analyzing his speech We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.