| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction | 第11页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-19页 |
| ·Background | 第14-17页 |
| ·About Aristotelian Rhetoric | 第14-15页 |
| ·Traditional Features of American Political Speeches | 第15-16页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Obama's Political Career | 第16-17页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Obama Speeches | 第17页 |
| ·Contribution of the Study | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three Method and Data | 第19-22页 |
| ·Method | 第19页 |
| ·Primary Data and Context of The Study | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Four Application of the Three Appeals in Obama's Speeches | 第22-40页 |
| ·Understanding the Ethical Appeal and its Application in Obama Speeches | 第22-30页 |
| ·Ethos by Showing Competence | 第23-25页 |
| ·Ethos by Displaying Sound Character | 第25-27页 |
| ·Ethos by Establishing Common Ground with the Audiences by Pronouns | 第27-30页 |
| ·Understanding the Pathetic Appeal and its Application in Obama Speeches | 第30-35页 |
| ·Pathos by Appealing to National Pride and American Dream | 第30-32页 |
| ·Pathos by Appealing to Audiences' Personal Woes and Pains | 第32-35页 |
| ·Understanding the Logical Appeal and its Application in Obama Speeches | 第35-40页 |
| ·Logos by Logical Organization of Sentences | 第35-37页 |
| ·Logos by Listing Statistics as Evidence | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Five Rhetorical Devices Applied in Obama's Speeches | 第40-61页 |
| ·Semantic Devices in Obama Speeches | 第41-47页 |
| ·Application of Metaphor | 第41-43页 |
| ·Application of Similes | 第43-44页 |
| ·Application of Irony | 第44-45页 |
| ·Application of Hyperbole | 第45-46页 |
| ·Application of Metonymy | 第46-47页 |
| ·Syntactical Devices in Obama Speeches | 第47-55页 |
| ·Application of Antitheses | 第47-49页 |
| ·Application of Parallelism | 第49-51页 |
| ·Application of Rhetorical Questions | 第51-53页 |
| ·Application of Repetition | 第53-54页 |
| ·Application of Tricolon | 第54-55页 |
| ·Phonetic Devices in Obama Speeches | 第55-61页 |
| ·Application of Alliteration | 第56-57页 |
| ·Application of Assonance | 第57-58页 |
| ·Application of Consonance | 第58-59页 |
| ·Application of Pun | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第61-65页 |
| ·Obama's Approval Rating Analysis | 第61-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-68页 |
| Appendix | 第68页 |
