This essay will examine the argument made in “Senator J. William Fulbright on the Arrogance of Power” against military action in the Vietnam War. The Senator makes a compelling argument by pointing out several factors that make the war in Vietnam essentially a lost cause and a conflict that the United States shouldn’t be involved in. Senator Fulbright makes a logical argument against outside intervention in Vietnam through effective use of logos, ethos and pathos.
During this essay Fulbright does not question the sincerity of the President and the American people in wanting to secure the liberation and the freedom of the South Vietnamese people. Instead he goes on to put to question the ability of the United States to achieve its noble …show more content…
does have a role to play on the world stage, just a different one than it has been assuming. “If America has a service to perform in the world_and I believe it has_it is in large part the service of its own example.” (Fulbright 6) In this argument he is advocating a state of isolationism in which the United States keeps to its self and does not involve in the conflicts outside of its direct personal interest. He goes on to quote John Quincy Adams "the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all" but "the champion and vindicator only of her own." (Fulbright 7) This is a form of ethos argument in which Fulbright is citing an individual who is held generally in high regard and widely considered an authority on the subject.
“Senator J. William Fulbright on the Arrogance of Power” was an effective argument against the Vietnam War. While the Vietnam War was a very complicated situation Fulbright took a somewhat simplistic approach to the war and did not cover many of the more complex aspects. However with that said, the author effectively argued against the United States involvement in Vietnam through the use of pathos, ethos, and logos throughout this piece of literature. Even through it was penned during the Vietnam War Senator J. William Fulbright’s writing strikes a chord that rings true even
During this essay Fulbright does not question the sincerity of the President and the American people in wanting to secure the liberation and the freedom of the South Vietnamese people. Instead he goes on to put to question the ability of the United States to achieve its noble …show more content…
does have a role to play on the world stage, just a different one than it has been assuming. “If America has a service to perform in the world_and I believe it has_it is in large part the service of its own example.” (Fulbright 6) In this argument he is advocating a state of isolationism in which the United States keeps to its self and does not involve in the conflicts outside of its direct personal interest. He goes on to quote John Quincy Adams "the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all" but "the champion and vindicator only of her own." (Fulbright 7) This is a form of ethos argument in which Fulbright is citing an individual who is held generally in high regard and widely considered an authority on the subject.
“Senator J. William Fulbright on the Arrogance of Power” was an effective argument against the Vietnam War. While the Vietnam War was a very complicated situation Fulbright took a somewhat simplistic approach to the war and did not cover many of the more complex aspects. However with that said, the author effectively argued against the United States involvement in Vietnam through the use of pathos, ethos, and logos throughout this piece of literature. Even through it was penned during the Vietnam War Senator J. William Fulbright’s writing strikes a chord that rings true even