Obama's Victory Speech

Obama’s victory speech was amazing; when I had first heard it live with my parents it sounded even better. His speech involved thanking everyone who helped him and discussed some topics about his plans for the future. The historical impact that this victory had on society was huge; as Obama became the first African-American President.
After watching/reading Obama’s Victory & Acceptance Speech I realized that Obama speaks in a similar order in both situations. In both speeches he thanks those who helped him at first and mentioned his family before starting with the actual speech in both circumstances. Each issue was addresses one at a time and involved a lot of real life examples that helped the audience understand the message of his speech. Most importantly he not only speaks to those who votes for him, but addresses all Americans. “It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white… - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.” This is one of my most favorite quotes because of its ability to get the message across with such efficiency.
The most common rhetorical devices used in both speeches are: anecdotes, reader inclusion, chiasmus, etc. What makes Obama’s speeches so powerful is his ability to weave these rhetorical devices into his speeches. This not only makes the message stronger, but also more effective. Rhetorical devices were used right from the beginning of the speech right toward the end. The first rhetorical device that was used was Repetition. “If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.” Repetition was constantly used throughout this speech, but just one of them is enough to show the effectiveness of the device. Reader Inclusion is also one of the major factors behind the effectiveness of Obama’s speech, because of the ability to get the crowd involved. “Yes we can,” was a famous line during most of Obama’s speeches and almost every single time it was mentioned the crowd started to chant that very phrase. As these two devices were successful in getting the message across, so where the others.
These particular techniques were used because of Obama’s intellectual ability to know when and how to use them. Every single one of his speeches, I feel is a work of art. His creativity and ability to write is what makes the devices he uses effective. Most importantly, Obama also involves more than one rhetorical device that transitions perfectly to one another. This is effective because the use of rhetorical devices involves creativity and his ability to weave it into his speeches is astonishing.