Robert Kennedy delivered a speech at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s funeral. His speech contained ethos and logos. He used logical reasoning by saying that “...we have to make an effort to understand, to go beyond these rather difficult times” (Kennedy 1). He is trying to convince the listeners to not act violently because of these events. Kennedy also cites Aeschylus, a poet, to show that violence is not the answer in this situation (Kennedy 1). This is an example of ethos in his speech. Similarly, John Wilkes Booth uses logos in his writing. He states that “it is either extermination or slavery for themselves… to draw from” (Booth 3). This means that Booth was trying to show through logical reasoning that he had no choice in his actions. He
claims that if he had not killed Lincoln, many other people would have died. Booth’s speech is very similar to Brutus’s speech in Julius Caesar. He tells the reader that he killed Lincoln for the greater good, much like Brutus told the civilians that Caesar would enslave them. Booth declares that “...Lincoln’s policy is only preparing the way for their total annihilation. The South are not…” (Booth 2). This is close to what Brutus told the Romans; he persuaded them that he was a good man because he loved the country more than he loved Caesar. Therefore, both men were justifying their actions by saying that they were became murderers for the greater good. Kennedy’s speech is similar to Antony’s speech. Both are calling for peace, even though Antony was not actually asking for the people to remain peaceful. Kennedy states that “...what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness, but love and wisdom and compassion toward one another…” (Kennedy 2). This example shows that Kennedy was asking the people to come together rather than split apart. The two speeches were also given after a great leader died. Overall, Shakespeare’s interpretation of Antony’s and Brutus’s speeches was accurate, especially compared to other historical examples.
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Pathos is the author's use of emotions and sympathy to urge the audience to agree with his or her standpoint. And lastly, logos apply sound reasoning (logic) to attract the typical ideas of the audience and to prove the author's point of view. "Lockdown" by Evans D. Hopkins is a fine example of an author using these appeals to persuade his audience. Hopkins uses of the three appeals are easy to locate and relate to throughout the entire passage. He undoubtedly uses rhetoric to try and keep his audiences focused and to persuade them to feel the way he does about the treatment of prisoners.
A young man sits solemnly at a desk in front of a wall full of books, holding eye contact with the camera for the briefest of moments before lowering his eyes to the papers before him and beginning his speech. The young man is Ted Kennedy, and the speech he is about to share with the camera and with his viewers will come to be known as the Chappaquiddick speech. Following the car crash that claimed the life of Mary Jo Kopechne, and the court cases, the speech was intended to tell Kennedy's side of the story. He wished to explain his actions to the nation and to seek forgiveness from his people. The speech was televised at 7:30 pm on July 25, 1969, broadcast live from Kennedy's father's library, and reached the roughly 96% of American homes with televisions.
It was on January 20th 1961 that John F Kennedy gave his inaugural address after winning the presidential race and beating future president Richard Nixon. President, John F Kennedy in his speech, The Inaugural Address, he describes his plans for growth in America. Kennedy’s purpose is unite the people of the U.S. and bring everyone together for the good cause of promoting growth in the country. He creates a very inspirational tone in order to establish a connection with the U.S. people. In his speech Kennedy really used several rhetorical strategies of persuasion to motivate and persuade the U.S. people that they made the right choice in choosing him.
Martin Luther King uses Logos, Pathos, and Ethos throughout his piece to provide his argument.
He uses Logos in his speech to show the reasoning behind what he is saying. For example, when Fredrick Douglass was speaking about how he will see America’s Independence Day from the slaves’ point of view. He doesn’t hesitate to declare that it never looked blacker to him due to the character and conduct of the nation and slavery. He explains his statement with reasoning making the rhetorical appeal Logos. Fredrick Douglass also uses Pathos during his speech to provoke emotion in the audience. An example is in the third to last paragraph he was expressing his anger for what America has done and that they should be punished severely. “Had I the ability, and could reach the nation’s ear, I would today, pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.” This contains many strong words that he wants to use to provoke an emotion of rage or disapproval in the audience. He also wants to show how he feels about America’s slavery and the punishment they should face. These are two rhetorical appeals Fredrick Douglass uses in his speech to persuade the
One of the many types of rhetorical strategies present in the speech is Logos. Logos is a type of rhetorical appeal that utilizes information to persuade the reader into believing the author’s argument. King utilized Logos in the speech as an effort to persuade the
In Martin Luther King’s Jr essay “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” he uses ethos, pathos, and logos to establish his argument. First, let’s establish what all these means to the reader. Ethos gives the writer credibility, Logos is establish to the reader at what is logical, and Pathos is established with sympathy. When you think of Justice for all, we tend to think of your constitutional rights for all walks of life. But King is saying that this is not the case for the African American race back in early history. Some may think that King was only fighting the rights of the African American people, but the truth of the matter, he was fighting for all walks of life.
“If a free society can not help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”(Kennedy, 1961) Statements such as these demonstrate how Kennedy appealed to the citizens by simply using reason. The use of logos in his speech was minimal compared to the use of pathos, and ethos.
In his prominent 1961 Inaugural Address, John F. Kennedy extensively employs pathos, parallelism, antithesis, and varied syntax to captivate millions of people, particularly to persuade them to stand together and attempt to further human rights for the “betterment” of the world. Kennedy’s effective use of various rhetorical styles succeeds in persuading his audience –the world and the U.S citizens—that his newly-seized position as the U.S. President will be worthwhile for all.
Though Kennedy and Clinton addressed their audiences nearly thirty-two years apart, each rhetor faced a common rhetorical barrier – an American populace too heavily focused on the personalities within each respective presidential election rather than the true issues confronting the United States. To overcome that barrier, both Kennedy and Clinton utilize definitional strategies – in the form of association – as well as language strategies –specifically, historical allusions. Whether or not the speeches directly correlate with both candidates winning their presidential elections does not concern the examination; this paper observes how exactly the rhetorical devices used served to dissolve the barriers between the rhetor and the intended audience.
President Lincoln, King George VI, and President F. Roosevelt all gave speeches facing a conflict and they used ethos, pathos, and logos when persuading their audiences of the arguments they presented. They used ethos to prove their credibility and trustworthiness, pathos to attract their audience and connect to them on an emotional level, and logos to back up their information and arguments with logical reasoning.
President John F. Kennedy brings about a new judgment in his inaugural speech. He brings in a sense of selflessness and relentlessness for the country. He uses literary devices such as, antithesis, repetition, and rhetorical questions to bring about that sense in the audience. He begins by putting himself for the people and allows the audience to feel welcomed. The use of literary devices in his speech allows audience to recognize his goal which is moving forward and bring change and allows his audience to identify with his goal.
The President of the United States has big shoes to fill and even bigger speeches to write. On January 20th, 1961, John F. Kennedy delivered his inauguration speech to the citizens of the Unites States on the steps of the Capitol Building. In the historical speech delivered by John F. Kennedy, he sought out support and trust from his fellow Americans in order to lead the United States for the next four years. His speech was driven with determination for a better country; the words he spoke fueled life and fire into the citizens with a vision of a greater tomorrow.
Lots of things were happening in 1960 with John F. Kennedy was to be the president of the United States of America. America is going through a period of where they are scared and worried about what is going on in the world around them. They needed a strong leader to turn them around and get them back on top. John F. Kennedy gave them just what they need to hear with his inauguration address. He spoke of helping others, working together and protecting are freedom at all cost. It was exactly what the citizens of the United States needed to hear at exact moment.