| 中文摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第4-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Principles of Western Rhetoric | 第12-24页 |
| ·The Definitions of Rhetoric | 第12-13页 |
| ·An Introduction to Aristotle's Artistic Proofs | 第13-15页 |
| ·Evolutions of Theories on Ethos and Pathos | 第15-18页 |
| ·Rhetoric, Persuasion and Power | 第18-21页 |
| ·Rhetorician-audience Relationship | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Two A Review of American Presidential Rhetoric and State of the UnionAddress | 第24-30页 |
| ·Presidential Speech as a Special Genre of Political Rhetoric | 第24-27页 |
| ·An Introduction to Barack Obama's Political Career and His Rhetoric | 第27-29页 |
| ·The State of the Union Address | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Three Rhetorical Situation in State of the Union Addres | 第30-34页 |
| ·Analysis of Bitzer's Rhetorical Situation | 第30-32页 |
| ·Rhetorical Situation in State of the Union Address | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Case Study:Obama's Ethos and Pathos Applied in the State of the Union Address 2010 | 第34-44页 |
| ·Analysis of Obama's Ethos Projection in the State of the Union | 第34-38页 |
| ·Pathos Applied in the State of the Union Address | 第38-42页 |
| ·American Citizens'Expectation from State of the Union Address | 第42-44页 |
| Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| References | 第46-48页 |
| 攻读学位期间承担的科研任务与主要成果 | 第48-50页 |
| 个人简历 | 第50-52页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第52-54页 |
