Other than the affected, urgent tone, and the repeated refrain, “You should pass this jobs plan right away,” there wasn’t much that was new about Obama’s much anticipated “Jobs Speech”. He blamed a “political crisis” for making the economy worse. He used “poignant” examples of suffering and need, in order to appeal to his audience’s emotions. He made several appeals to authority, including…
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“Nonetheless, even though Obama is clearly calling for sacrifice, I believe many of his proposals will succeed.”
By “succeed”, did you mean, “be passed by Congress” or “succeed in creating jobs and improving the economy”?
Getting passed by congress.
Great article; that was the only point that I thought wasn’t clear.
I’ve had the editor add a few words for me to make that 100% clear. Thanks!