The PNOY speaks : a rhetorical criticism of the selected speeches of President Benigno Aquino III using the Toulmin method

Date

4-2011

Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts

College

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Dennis S. Aguinaldo

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Abstract

Public address is an important avenue for a political leader to gain public support. The arguments found in speeches are instruments that influence the public to give their support and trust to the political leader. This study attempts to look for patterns of argumentation by President Benigno ―Noynoy/PNoy‖ Aquino III in his selected speeches during the first seven months of his term as president of the Philippines. The study used the Toulmin Model of Argument to analyze the arguments found in each of the speech. The Toulmin Method describes an argument as a movement from the accepted data through a warrant to the claim. The study found out that 1) two patterns of argumentation (i.e. ―Walang maiiwan.‖ and his administration is better that the previous administration) were common in three out of six speeches; 2) He used the argument that the international community should support the Philippines in speeches delivered in an international setting; 3) He used substantive warrants in most of his speeches to establish the credibility of his arguments; and 4) There was a lack of use of secondary elements (i.e. backing, rebuttal, and qualifier) in his speeches.

Language

English

LC Subject

Presidents--Philippines--Inaugural addresses, Rhetorical criticism, Aquino, Benigno Simeon III

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2011 M3 B37

Document Type

Thesis

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