Examples Of Ethos Pathos Logos
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In President Obama’s speech, his main argument is that the United States government needs to fix the broken immigration system. He wants to give immigrants more opportunities to be able to gain citizenship. Obama advances his argument by using the three appeals ethos, pathos, and logos. I agree with President Obama’s choice to use the three appeals because it allows him to get his point across in three different ways that his audience can understand. Obama uses the appeal of ethos when he talks about families being separated. He says “... the United States of America should not be in the business of separating families... We can do better than that”. This is an example of ethos because it shows his good character and that he is a moralistic person. It allows the audience to connect with him as an actual person, not just the President. …show more content…
One example of how Obama uses logos to further his argument is when he speaks about how he has increased border patrol and when he speaks about all the intelligence the United States id gathering about immigrants.
Obama says “border patrol has 20,000 agents…double from 2004…the fence is complete…we have forged a partnership with Mexico to fight the criminal organizations”. This is an example of logos because it shows that Obama understands the issue and that he is trying to fix it not only in the U.S but also in Mexico. He is showing that he will not only fix inside the U.S but outside as well. Obama shows that he knows what is going on and is fixing it every way possible. When Obama speaks about Jose Hernandez, he uses the appeal of pathos. He speaks about Jose growing up in the California fields picking cucumbers and strawberries to becoming an astronaut. It shows how an immigrant can achieve the American Dream even when the odds were against him. It shows the audience, that Obama believes that immigrants can reach their dreams in
America. President Obama’s speech was very effective. The use of the three appeals helped him convey his argument to the audience in three ways they could each understand. He showed them that he is a real person with morals and that he thinks about lives of the people he serves. Obama also shows that he knows what he is doing and that he wants immigrants to reach their goals here in America. President Obama effectively used the three appeals because he achieved what he was suppose to do which was to persuade people to take his stance on immigration. Overall, the speech was a success and the use of the three appeals supported the success.
In President Obama’s speech, his main argument is that the United States government needs to fix the broken immigration system. He wants to give immigrants more opportunities to be able to gain citizenship. Obama advances his argument by using the three appeals ethos, pathos, and logos. I agree with President Obama’s choice to use the three appeals because it allows him to get his point across in three different ways that his audience can understand. Obama uses the appeal of ethos when he talks about families being separated. He says “... the United States of America should not be in the business of separating families... We can do better than that”. This is an example of ethos because it shows his good character and that he is a moralistic person. It allows the audience to connect with him as an actual person, not just the President. …show more content…
One example of how Obama uses logos to further his argument is when he speaks about how he has increased border patrol and when he speaks about all the intelligence the United States id gathering about immigrants.
Obama says “border patrol has 20,000 agents…double from 2004…the fence is complete…we have forged a partnership with Mexico to fight the criminal organizations”. This is an example of logos because it shows that Obama understands the issue and that he is trying to fix it not only in the U.S but also in Mexico. He is showing that he will not only fix inside the U.S but outside as well. Obama shows that he knows what is going on and is fixing it every way possible. When Obama speaks about Jose Hernandez, he uses the appeal of pathos. He speaks about Jose growing up in the California fields picking cucumbers and strawberries to becoming an astronaut. It shows how an immigrant can achieve the American Dream even when the odds were against him. It shows the audience, that Obama believes that immigrants can reach their dreams in
America. President Obama’s speech was very effective. The use of the three appeals helped him convey his argument to the audience in three ways they could each understand. He showed them that he is a real person with morals and that he thinks about lives of the people he serves. Obama also shows that he knows what he is doing and that he wants immigrants to reach their goals here in America. President Obama effectively used the three appeals because he achieved what he was suppose to do which was to persuade people to take his stance on immigration. Overall, the speech was a success and the use of the three appeals supported the success.