Obama vs McCain Acceptance Speech

Although both candidates stress change, the way they deliver their platform is completely different. Obama is all about change, although some of his goals are quite ambitious, his fearless demeanor makes him quite believeable. McCain is all about redemption, he stresses that if the republic is elected, it will not be the same as the Bush administration.
Obama's voice is powerful, bold, and straightforwards. He articulates his words and has a wide tone range. He "spits" out his words, and by doing so, he sounds very confident and brave. What he also does to engage his audience is that he looks from side to side while speaking, clearly he has his speech memorized. In his speech, Obama starts out with a list of thanks, this will appeal to the audience by showing that he appreciates the people who support him. Obama does not beat around the bush, he is very straight forwards with pointing out the faults of other people, like the Bush administration, boldly proclaiming that "George W. Bush didn't respond." He also discredits his competitor by claiming that "John McCain doesn't know." Obama then supports his claims with the statement: "[America] is an ownership society, what it really means is 'you are on your own'." With the crowd laughing at his joke, Obama then proceeds to target his middle class voters through the phrases: "government should work for us, support us... an economy that honors the dignity of work... and we rise and fall as one nation." In doing so, he supports his thesis of keeping the "American Promise" alive.
On the other hand, McCain has a much softer demeanor. His way of speech is more gentil and lyrical. McCain also uses his hands for expression, he moves his arms more than Obama does. McCain's speech appeals more to the pathos, he uses sentimental items and situations to support his reasons for why he is running for president. Although McCain does discredit his opponent, he does not declare in ringing tones like Obama. McCain mixes his critisism amongst other things, making him seem more friendly and neighborly than Obama. While Obama's platform is the many changes he wants to make in the next four years, McCain's platform is to recover the people's trust. McCain understands that the last republican administration was faulty, but he wants the nation to give him another chance to redeem the republicians, stating that "I won't let you down."