Rhetorical Essay on the Gettysburg Adress and the Pearl Harbor Adress
Gigi R.
English 102
6 Oct. 2013
Rhetorical Essay
Speeches often correlate, especially when they are written for a similar audience in a similar situation. For example, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Pearl Harbor Address” appeals to Americans fear during the time of war. President Roosevelt states what has happened and how it will in turn affect the citizens of America. President Roosevelt also appeals to logic, stating that because America has been attacked, they must engage in World War II. In addition, President Roosevelt gives confidence to American citizens saying that, once they enter into World War II, they will win. Similarly, President Abraham Lincoln empathizes with American citizens. At this time, President Lincoln addresses Americans who have come together to commemorate the lives that America has lost during the Civil War. He encourages Americans to join together to remember that these men have consecrated this ground. He encourages Americans to take courage and remember that they are together in a great country, just as President Roosevelt encouraged Americans to continue to take pride in their country and not to be discouraged. Both President Lincoln and Roosevelt use pathos, or emotion, to empathize with American citizens as well as ethos, or credibility, to be able to point out issues because of their positions as presidents. In the Pearl Harbor Address, Franklin D. Roosevelt uses pathos more than logos or ethos to get to the American citizens’ emotions. He says, “Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger,” letting the American people know that this is a serious matter and we should be cautious. He ends the speech by saying, “With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph -- so help us God,” bringing the peoples hopes back up again that this attack will not go
English 102
6 Oct. 2013
Rhetorical Essay
Speeches often correlate, especially when they are written for a similar audience in a similar situation. For example, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Pearl Harbor Address” appeals to Americans fear during the time of war. President Roosevelt states what has happened and how it will in turn affect the citizens of America. President Roosevelt also appeals to logic, stating that because America has been attacked, they must engage in World War II. In addition, President Roosevelt gives confidence to American citizens saying that, once they enter into World War II, they will win. Similarly, President Abraham Lincoln empathizes with American citizens. At this time, President Lincoln addresses Americans who have come together to commemorate the lives that America has lost during the Civil War. He encourages Americans to join together to remember that these men have consecrated this ground. He encourages Americans to take courage and remember that they are together in a great country, just as President Roosevelt encouraged Americans to continue to take pride in their country and not to be discouraged. Both President Lincoln and Roosevelt use pathos, or emotion, to empathize with American citizens as well as ethos, or credibility, to be able to point out issues because of their positions as presidents. In the Pearl Harbor Address, Franklin D. Roosevelt uses pathos more than logos or ethos to get to the American citizens’ emotions. He says, “Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger,” letting the American people know that this is a serious matter and we should be cautious. He ends the speech by saying, “With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph -- so help us God,” bringing the peoples hopes back up again that this attack will not go