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Right Timing and Proper Measure of the Application of Pathos in Barack Obama Inaugural Address
Xinyue Wang
International Journal of Mathematics and Systems Science 2024, 7(5); https://doi.org/10.18686/ijmss.v7i5.6613
Submitted:24 May 2024
Accepted:24 May 2024
Published:27 May 2024
Abstract
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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