Rhetorical Analysis Of Speech By Franklin D. Roosevelt

Have you ever wondered how it is that one man can amass a huge crowd of people and have them cheer him on? How one man can project his emotion, feelings and sense of urgency throughout a whole nation? Well Franklin D. Roosevelt was able to by using ethos, pathos, and logos to communicate with the crowd and show them that he too is sad and that Japan will pay for the wrong that they have committed against us; and that they will fear the wrath of Americans determined to put them back in their place.
Historical Background:
After World War one Germany was left in ruins due to the harsh treatment they got, for starting the First World War and causing the death of millions. At first it was not that bad for them, however after a few months things
The speaker uses ethos in that he is the president of the United States and holds power that many others do not. He stated in his speech, “As Commander in chief of the navy, I have directed all reasons be taken for defense”. He has the ability to do so because he is credited to do so. He is the president so if he says that we must go to war to save America many of will believe him because we feel he is right since he is our leader through thick and thin. He also uses pathos in his speech to project the emotions of grievance and hatred that he built up for the Japanese after what they did. He lets America see how he feels because they too are mad over the outcome of Pearl Harbor and want to make Japan pay; thus he is able to say “With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will triumph so help us god”. He brings up religion because America is a place of the free and God has given every one of them a natural born freedom. Which means that they will fight at nothing to make sure that dictatorship which is happening in Germany, Italy, and Japan, does not win because if it does then all of their hopes and dreams will be done for. The audience also see how logical it is that must go to war with the Axis of powers because they are murdering millions of innocent people just because they blame them for something that they are not even sure happened, they also killed two thousand Americans in a bombing, and lately they do not want for a group suck as them to rule the world especially of how critical they are with being the perfect