Rhetoric & Composition I: Autumn 2012 Rotating Header Image

Textual analysis at the level of word choice

From the New York Times, 9/7/2012:

” …President Obama used the phrase ‘I will’ less often than his opponent, Mitt Romney. Instead, he tended to frame his promises and goals using the phrase ‘I want.’ Below, sentences containing ‘I want’ from Mr. Obama’s campaign speeches. [Full article]