1. A Modern World Calls for Modern Rhetoric
... classified as the modern presidents. Roosevelts speeches on the other hand, demonstrated the commonly held doctrines of the traditional period. If the content of these speeches rarely provide an occasion for original thought, then why did the rhetorical styles vastly differ (Lim 2)? One would expect consistency, as set by a previous precedent. On the contrary, all three rhetorical periods embodied ... formal language, to using more of the everyday speech possibly suggests that the American people have progressively become less smart and therefore presidential rhetoric has been dumbed do...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate