Out of all the Inaugural ceremonies and speeches given to follow, none have been as well executed and well composed as President John F. Kennedy’s. In JFK’s Inaugural Address, he confronts the main idea simply and poetically. In the essay, “Inaugural Address,” John F. Kennedy uses all three tactics of persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos to effectively persuade the audience of his true purpose of unifying, protecting, and improving the United States of America.
The year was 1961, and the newly elected president, JFK, was at the standard Inauguration ceremony. As any Inauguration ceremony goes, the newly elected president solemnly swears into office, where then he or she continues to address the country. However, this particular speech spoke to more than the citizens of the United States. It spoke to, “…our sister republics south of …show more content…
In his speech, President Kennedy immediately establishes ethos when he addresses his audience, “Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice president Nixon, President Truman, Reverend Clergy, Fellow citizens” (Kennedy, “John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address”). Kennedy demonstrates that it is not the victory of his party, democrat, rather the victory of unity. JFK establishes himself as a future president who values unity over partisanship, which in the public eye does meet his purpose of unifying and improving the country. Kennedy also proves to be a courageous leader saying, “In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility—I welcome it” (Kennedy 817). Encouraging and uplifting to the citizens of the United States, expressing his willingness to lead the citizens through difficult times, not only does President Kennedy prove to be an improvement to the United States, but also to the
The year was 1961, and the newly elected president, JFK, was at the standard Inauguration ceremony. As any Inauguration ceremony goes, the newly elected president solemnly swears into office, where then he or she continues to address the country. However, this particular speech spoke to more than the citizens of the United States. It spoke to, “…our sister republics south of …show more content…
In his speech, President Kennedy immediately establishes ethos when he addresses his audience, “Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice president Nixon, President Truman, Reverend Clergy, Fellow citizens” (Kennedy, “John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address”). Kennedy demonstrates that it is not the victory of his party, democrat, rather the victory of unity. JFK establishes himself as a future president who values unity over partisanship, which in the public eye does meet his purpose of unifying and improving the country. Kennedy also proves to be a courageous leader saying, “In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility—I welcome it” (Kennedy 817). Encouraging and uplifting to the citizens of the United States, expressing his willingness to lead the citizens through difficult times, not only does President Kennedy prove to be an improvement to the United States, but also to the