President Abraham Lincoln established his literary skills in previous …show more content…
More importantly it is also directed at the families of those wounded and slain at the Gettysburg battle, and also the soldiers still fighting across the country. The tone and mode that the speech is delivered is important. The Presidents goal is to use empathy, and patriotism, in order to not only honor the sacrifice of the soldiers, but also to speak in a broader sense and boost the morale of the nation. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States of America used the “Gettysburg Address” to appeal to the ethical, logical, and empathetic response of the