“We choose to go to the moon” Analysis
Our speech that we chose to analyze will be the “We choose to go to the moon” speech. The speech is about us going to the moon and competing with the soviet union to get to the moon first. He also wants the U.S. to go to the moon to find out more things about space and the rest of the universe. He said going to the moon will lead to more advances than there were before going to the moon. He hopes for more knowledge, and peace by this decision. He knows it's very dangerous to go to the moon but he thinks it's worth it.
Before we analyze the “We choose to go to the moon” speech by John F. Kennedy written in the fall of 1961, let's talk about the history of speech. First of all, what makes this speech so …show more content…
That’s one of the reasons why Kennedy's speech was so successful. Kennedy used the emotional appeal many times. The first way he used the emotional appeal is by making people think we will accomplish the mission of going to the moon. “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.” This quote from J.F.K was one of many that he used the emotional appeal on. President Kennedy also used the ethical appeal in his speech many times. For example he used the ethical appeal by persuading the crowd with this quote: “I appreciate your president having made me an honorary visiting professor, and I will assure you that my first lecture will be very brief” President Kennedy also uses the logical appeal many times. Some examples are he mentions that we are behind in the race to the moon with the Soviet Union. He also states that we will be number one in the race to the moon by the end of the decade. He uses the logic appeal to manipulate the way the audience feels. He also says that there will be many new jobs and scientific advancements along with us going to the moon. He uses the logic appeal to show the United States that even though it will be very expensive and dangerous to go into space it is worth it and it will happen successfully. We can promote peace and cooperation. Also we will have a better understanding of the universe around us after going to the
Our speech that we chose to analyze will be the “We choose to go to the moon” speech. The speech is about us going to the moon and competing with the soviet union to get to the moon first. He also wants the U.S. to go to the moon to find out more things about space and the rest of the universe. He said going to the moon will lead to more advances than there were before going to the moon. He hopes for more knowledge, and peace by this decision. He knows it's very dangerous to go to the moon but he thinks it's worth it.
Before we analyze the “We choose to go to the moon” speech by John F. Kennedy written in the fall of 1961, let's talk about the history of speech. First of all, what makes this speech so …show more content…
That’s one of the reasons why Kennedy's speech was so successful. Kennedy used the emotional appeal many times. The first way he used the emotional appeal is by making people think we will accomplish the mission of going to the moon. “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.” This quote from J.F.K was one of many that he used the emotional appeal on. President Kennedy also used the ethical appeal in his speech many times. For example he used the ethical appeal by persuading the crowd with this quote: “I appreciate your president having made me an honorary visiting professor, and I will assure you that my first lecture will be very brief” President Kennedy also uses the logical appeal many times. Some examples are he mentions that we are behind in the race to the moon with the Soviet Union. He also states that we will be number one in the race to the moon by the end of the decade. He uses the logic appeal to manipulate the way the audience feels. He also says that there will be many new jobs and scientific advancements along with us going to the moon. He uses the logic appeal to show the United States that even though it will be very expensive and dangerous to go into space it is worth it and it will happen successfully. We can promote peace and cooperation. Also we will have a better understanding of the universe around us after going to the