Barack Obama Ethos Pathos Logos

In 2012, President Barack Obama delivered a speech at Newtown High School to console his sorrow to the families of victums and assure the community that they are not alone in such a difficult time. His speech was directed to multiple people as he opened his speech with “To all the families, first responders, to the community of Newtown, clergy, guests” (1). He conviced everyone that a school shooting could have happened anywhere and they are not alone by saying “They lost their lives in a school that could have been any school” (5). Obama’s speech is inspirational yet frustrating. He inspires his audience to learn from the shooting and correct the mistakes. He questions not only the community, but America as a whole when he asks “Can we honestly say that we’re doing enough to keep our children -- all of them …show more content…
He utilizes the fact that he is the president that has the power over everyone in America to gain the audicences trust. Obama wants to comfort his audience and he obtains his goal by using pathos. He isnpires his crowd by stating “God has called them all home. For those of us who remain, let us find the strength to carry on, and make our country worthy of their memory” (26). He is trying to motivate everyone by connecting the audiences emotions and what he wants to be done. He wants to fix this problem and end shootings so he convinces them with an inspirational quote. Obama references and quotes God and the scripture when saying “Do not loose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, inwardly, we are being renewed day by day” (2). He also questions his audience multiple times to make his point clearer. Questioning them if they have done enough, if they are meeting their obligations, and that as one, they all work together to love each other and reach peace. Obama wants to reasure the audience that they need to work together as a country to end tragedies such as the Newtown