Bush repeats the idea that the Iraq people are evil human beings, so they should be the ones to shut them down before they cause any more harm in the future. In the text, it states, “In this conflict, America faces an enemy who has no regard for conventions of war or rules of morality,” (Bush, 2006). In this quote, Bush can dim down the doubt some American people might have for the war. He describes the Iraq people as beasts who do not understand the idea of war. He also repeats the word “enemy” from earlier quotes to enforce the fact the Iraqi are not friendly, but rather a threat. In the text, Bush is also able to call out how the people they are going to war against have no care for the safety of their people. In the text, it states, “Saddam Hussein has placed Iraqi troops and equipment in civilian areas, attempting to use innocent men, women, and children as their shields for his own military…” (Bush, 2006). More info is given to the people that the troops they are going to war against have no sympathy for the lives of their own kind. This would help sway the people who are peacemakers and hate the idea of war, since it causes a lot of deaths. These rhetorical devices helped Bush’s speech be more impactful to sway and convince all the American people of going to
Bush repeats the idea that the Iraq people are evil human beings, so they should be the ones to shut them down before they cause any more harm in the future. In the text, it states, “In this conflict, America faces an enemy who has no regard for conventions of war or rules of morality,” (Bush, 2006). In this quote, Bush can dim down the doubt some American people might have for the war. He describes the Iraq people as beasts who do not understand the idea of war. He also repeats the word “enemy” from earlier quotes to enforce the fact the Iraqi are not friendly, but rather a threat. In the text, Bush is also able to call out how the people they are going to war against have no care for the safety of their people. In the text, it states, “Saddam Hussein has placed Iraqi troops and equipment in civilian areas, attempting to use innocent men, women, and children as their shields for his own military…” (Bush, 2006). More info is given to the people that the troops they are going to war against have no sympathy for the lives of their own kind. This would help sway the people who are peacemakers and hate the idea of war, since it causes a lot of deaths. These rhetorical devices helped Bush’s speech be more impactful to sway and convince all the American people of going to