President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation” speech is given to address the incident that occurred in Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt's purpose is to inform the nation about the events, which occurred at the time by creating a theme of unity and patriotism, through the use of pathos while using ethos to convince the audience by using his status to conceive the audience to see things his way. He adopts a vengeful and optimistic tone in order to make his audience feel the loss of trust they once had with Japan and show he understands the nation's grief in his address to America.
Roosevelt begins his speech by stating a series of events that started World War II and how those events affected the United States. When Roosevelt states "Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya. Last night...Midway Island"(line 17-22) he lists the …show more content…
Roosevelt states “As Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that al measures be taken for our defense.” in line 26 to show as the leader of the Army and Navy Roosevelt has expertise on the subject of going to war. As Roosevelt states his position as chief of the army and navy it sways the audience to trust President Roosevelt and trust what he is saying, since he is the overseer of both the army and navy. Roosevelt is able to earn the people’s trust by enticing the people’s sense of moral credibility. Since Roosevelt has multiple honorable titles people are more willing to oblige by them especially in times of panic and fear and when people need a respectable leader to look up to and follow.
All in all, Roosevelt's use of these literary elements helped enhance his speech and greater the impact of the speech on the audience. Through the use of pathos and emotive language, President Roosevelt was able to achieve his purpose
Roosevelt begins his speech by stating a series of events that started World War II and how those events affected the United States. When Roosevelt states "Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya. Last night...Midway Island"(line 17-22) he lists the …show more content…
Roosevelt states “As Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that al measures be taken for our defense.” in line 26 to show as the leader of the Army and Navy Roosevelt has expertise on the subject of going to war. As Roosevelt states his position as chief of the army and navy it sways the audience to trust President Roosevelt and trust what he is saying, since he is the overseer of both the army and navy. Roosevelt is able to earn the people’s trust by enticing the people’s sense of moral credibility. Since Roosevelt has multiple honorable titles people are more willing to oblige by them especially in times of panic and fear and when people need a respectable leader to look up to and follow.
All in all, Roosevelt's use of these literary elements helped enhance his speech and greater the impact of the speech on the audience. Through the use of pathos and emotive language, President Roosevelt was able to achieve his purpose