2010 Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, in his freedom based speech, Address in Support of Religious Tolerance and New York City Mosque, emphasize freedom in all religions. Bloomberg purpose is to remind all United State residents that no matter where anybody came from or if it was thirty years ago or yesterday, everyone is now part of the United States where all rights and freedoms remain equal. He adopts a stern and strict tone in order to emphasize and clarify what freedom truly means in America to all United States residents.
Bloomberg opens his speech by reminding the audience of the history of Governor’s Island and how it represents the original idea of freedom. He uses both logical (logos) and emotional (pathos) to remind the audience of …show more content…
Bloomberg initially reminds them of the painful memory of 9/11: “It was exactly that spirit and that openness that was attacked on 9/11, 2001. On that day, 3,000 people were killed because some murderous fanatics didn’t want us to enjoy the freedoms to profess our own faiths, to speak our own minds, to follow our own dreams, and to live our own lives” (Bloomberg). Pathos, and more specifically 9/11, reminds the audience of their past experience that they are inflicting on the Muslims by discriminating them, and making them feel like they no longer have rights. After getting the audience emotionally involved, Bloomberg uses logos by reminding the United States of how they have moved on and already improved form similar circumstances: “In 1657, when Stuyvesant also prohibited Quakers from holding meetings...In the 1700s...Catholics in New York were effectively prohibited from practicing their religion...1780s--St. Peter’s on Barclay Street...proposed mosque a community center”
Bloomberg opens his speech by reminding the audience of the history of Governor’s Island and how it represents the original idea of freedom. He uses both logical (logos) and emotional (pathos) to remind the audience of …show more content…
Bloomberg initially reminds them of the painful memory of 9/11: “It was exactly that spirit and that openness that was attacked on 9/11, 2001. On that day, 3,000 people were killed because some murderous fanatics didn’t want us to enjoy the freedoms to profess our own faiths, to speak our own minds, to follow our own dreams, and to live our own lives” (Bloomberg). Pathos, and more specifically 9/11, reminds the audience of their past experience that they are inflicting on the Muslims by discriminating them, and making them feel like they no longer have rights. After getting the audience emotionally involved, Bloomberg uses logos by reminding the United States of how they have moved on and already improved form similar circumstances: “In 1657, when Stuyvesant also prohibited Quakers from holding meetings...In the 1700s...Catholics in New York were effectively prohibited from practicing their religion...1780s--St. Peter’s on Barclay Street...proposed mosque a community center”