Ethos Pathos Logos In George Bush's Inaugural Address

George W. Bush’s address to the nation occurred after one of the most devastating events in our country’s history. Failure to ease the hearts and minds of the American people was no option. People were relying on his guidance and leadership through this time. In his speech he talks about the things he will do as President to protect our country. This represents his appeal to ethos in the speech. His appeal to pathos in his speech comes from him comforting the emotional side of the American people. Lastly, logos is not used nearly as much, but it does not hinder his speech in any way. These rhetorical fallacies strengthen and persuade the American people to follow his leadership.
Ethos is the character and credibility of the person speaking.
He also uses pathos to give the audience something to look forward to. “This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace.” Given how sad the moment was, uniting everyone for one purpose gives us something to look forward to.
In his speech the appeal to logos is almost nonexistent. Logos is the logic of the speech and is not needed nearly as much because the people want to be comforted and not told logical information. “Immediately following the first attack, I implemented our government's emergency response plans.” This is a logical thing to do as it keeps the people safe. It also informs them of his actions and it doesn't leave them out.
President Bush's 9/11 speech held much significance in our history. It thoroughly represented ethos and pathos and its use of logos was limited producing a good effect. Ethos was used when his position gave authority to what was being done about the situation. Pathos was used to ease the emotional side of the American people's minds and to help us move on. Finally, his limited use of Logos did not hinder the effect of the speech. His great use of rhetoric displayed how America was still a strong country and would come back even