Allusions In Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address was made one month before the end of the Civil War. This speech was also his last. Throughout the speech his purpose was to reunite the North and the South.. To accomplish his purpose, he uses logical appeals, repetition and Biblical allusions. President Lincoln used logical appeals to achieve his purpose of reunification of the North and South. Throughout the speech, lincoln used logos to prove that "both parties deprecated war" to put them on equal terms showing that they both do things at an equal basis. In addition, Presidnet Lincoln uses ethos to put himslef in the place of the the people and that it is not only them feeling how they feel but him also. He shows this when he states " I trust." By using this phrase in the opening paragraph, he gives his listeners credit for being wise and knowledgeable. President Lincoln used ethos to emphasize that his progress has been "reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all," this remind the people of the success that Lincoln has had in the war so far. It was placed in the beginning of the Address to quickly gain both the North and the South's trust. Repetition was used plethora of
" Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God." This was his way of showing how they connect when it comes to religion. He also said that " each invoked His aid against the other," to show the misuse of the bible. He proves that slavery was not what God wanted by stating "... slavery is one of those offenses which, in the proviedence of God, must needs come." This quote is also here to serve as a way to say that slavery is wrong, that God is against it and that it is the cause with the "scourge" of war. He expands on this to prove that both sides were given the war as a punishment for their sins. This shows thay are equally guilty and unites them under their shared Christian