Ethos Pathos Logos In Jfk Inaugural Speech

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In the speech “I have a dream” Addressed by Martin Luther King Jr, he says “Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood” This speech is giving people hope of a better chance of life.What does this have to do with the Inaugural Address? Well it relates by introducing that people could change that outcome. John F. Kennedy’s speech “The Presidential Inaugural Speech”. He uses Pathos and logos to bring peace to everyone that listens to his speech.

John F. Kennedy gave his inaugural address after being sworn into the presidency on Jan, 20, 1961. On the day January 20 th 1961, new president John F Kennedy was giving his Inaugural Speech and was giving people a reason to trust him because

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