Inaugural vs. Stump

  Present day stump speeches are radically different from those in the past. The early stump speeches were actually made on tree stumps, and they are not the polite and formal speeches today that we can hear at the Democratic or Republican National Conventions; instead, these speeches are ones where there is humor, boasting, and insulting. The present day speeches still includes a little bit insulting, though they are now mostly implicit and implied. Stump speeches are now made to address the supporters of a party on a large scale, and they usually outline possible future ideas and platforms that the presidential candidate takes on. The appeals used in stump speeches try to persuade its audience to vote for the speaker as president. This is a little bit different from the appeals used in inaugural speeches. Inaugural speeches generally convey a sense of hope and create a promise for accomplishment and achievement. The newly made president usually addresses current issues that the nation faces and tries to give the citizen's hope. The most obvious different between the two types of speeches is the goal of the speaker. In a stump speech, the speaker is trying to persuade the audience to vote for him (as the presidential candidate). In an inaugural speech, the speaker is trying to persuade the audience that he will do a good job as the president and to create a sense of trust and hope.