On December 8th, 1953 President Dwight D. Eisenhower presented a speech to the United Nations General Assembly to comfort a nation after the horrific and destructive attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Eisenhower wanted to ensure that the NATO allies would go along with using cheaper nuclear weapons instead of more expensive conventional weapons to prove that the United States did not intend to start a nuclear war. The speech was the turning point for international focus on peaceful uses of atomic energy. In the “Atom for Peace,” speech Eisenhower attempts to convince the nation that the nuclear weapons created could be convenient in keeping the country safe and does not intend to engage in any affairs with any country that would initiate another war. Eisenhower simply uses
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Throughout the speech, there wasn’t much stats or the fact stated In his speech, but in one portion of his speech, he did establish a specific time when a major event occurred in American history. “On July 16, 1945, the United States set off the world’s first atomic explosion” According to Eisenhower, he is informing the people that the United States had accomplished a significant goal that put us ahead in the nuclear war, which was the use or testing of the first atomic explosion or explosions on the lands of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Eisenhower). Since this speech was primarily used to connect to the people, the use of pathos was primarily the most rhetorical appeal that was used. According to Eisenhower, “But the dread secret and the fearful engines of atomic might are not ours alone” because of the use of loaded language and the emotions Eisenhower uses these precise words to inform his audience that the United States is not the only country who had knowledge of the atomic weapons but also our enemies knew of the power of atomic weaponry
Throughout the speech, there wasn’t much stats or the fact stated In his speech, but in one portion of his speech, he did establish a specific time when a major event occurred in American history. “On July 16, 1945, the United States set off the world’s first atomic explosion” According to Eisenhower, he is informing the people that the United States had accomplished a significant goal that put us ahead in the nuclear war, which was the use or testing of the first atomic explosion or explosions on the lands of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Eisenhower). Since this speech was primarily used to connect to the people, the use of pathos was primarily the most rhetorical appeal that was used. According to Eisenhower, “But the dread secret and the fearful engines of atomic might are not ours alone” because of the use of loaded language and the emotions Eisenhower uses these precise words to inform his audience that the United States is not the only country who had knowledge of the atomic weapons but also our enemies knew of the power of atomic weaponry