Right Timing and Proper Measure of the Application of Pathos in Barack Obama Inaugural Address

Xinyue Wang

Article ID: 6613
Vol 7, Issue 5, 2024

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Most studies highlight the specific elements of pathos, few focus on how to make the most of pathos by giving its restrictions in
the persuasive discourse. This paper takes advantage of Kairos to find right timing and proper measure cooperate to make pathos in president
Obama inaugural address.

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Pathos; Right Timing; Proper Measure; Speech Address

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18686/ijmss.v7i5.6613

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