The topic of nuclear weapons has fizzled to the point of explosion and the general public is at the end of the barrell. From the most country hick to the president of the United States everyone has their own opinion and point of view. From a “terrible force” to “nuclear optimists” we have been labeled the victim and the perpetrator. Two articles that have sparked my interest are President Obama's recent speech in Hiroshima and Jonathan Tepperman’s “Why Obama Should Learn To Love the Bomb.”
President Obama’s speech in Hiroshima, Japan, was about respecting the Atomic Bomb that was used at the historic World War ll site. The tone Obama presents is one to make the Americans guilty for dropping the bomb. “Their souls speak to us. They ask us to look inward, to take stock of who we are and what we might become.” The way the President makes us feel is that we did the wrong thing when we dropped the bomb to end the war. President Obama uses pathos with an emotional effect on the audience. “We can learn. We can choose. We can tell our children a different story, one that describes a common humanity, one that makes war less likely and cruelty less easily accepted.” In that statement …show more content…
The article takes a “laid back” tone by using terms such as “nukes” and “pragmatic administration.” Tepperman takes the side of nuclear deterrence; by having nukes nation states are too scared to use them. He presents, “nuclear weapons have not been used since 1945” and a professor's quote “‘We now have 64 years of experience since Hiroshima ….. There has not been any war among nuclear states.’” Tepperman believes that everyone has enough morals to not use nuclear arms due to the mass destruction that would follow. Even though this article takes a more informal approach to this formal problem Tepperman does use forms of ethos, logos, and
President Obama’s speech in Hiroshima, Japan, was about respecting the Atomic Bomb that was used at the historic World War ll site. The tone Obama presents is one to make the Americans guilty for dropping the bomb. “Their souls speak to us. They ask us to look inward, to take stock of who we are and what we might become.” The way the President makes us feel is that we did the wrong thing when we dropped the bomb to end the war. President Obama uses pathos with an emotional effect on the audience. “We can learn. We can choose. We can tell our children a different story, one that describes a common humanity, one that makes war less likely and cruelty less easily accepted.” In that statement …show more content…
The article takes a “laid back” tone by using terms such as “nukes” and “pragmatic administration.” Tepperman takes the side of nuclear deterrence; by having nukes nation states are too scared to use them. He presents, “nuclear weapons have not been used since 1945” and a professor's quote “‘We now have 64 years of experience since Hiroshima ….. There has not been any war among nuclear states.’” Tepperman believes that everyone has enough morals to not use nuclear arms due to the mass destruction that would follow. Even though this article takes a more informal approach to this formal problem Tepperman does use forms of ethos, logos, and