Space Exploration Persuasive Speech

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In john F. Kennedy Space Center Merritt Island, Florida, the President will give a speech on about space exploration in the 21st century. In this speech the President is talking to NASA Administrator, congress, and to the audience about the future of space exploration, NASA’s future plans and the importance of space exploration for the U.S. Obama effectively convinces his audience that space exploration should continue to grow, also how important space exploration is through pathos appeals and shift in tone.
The President starts of by thanking everyone coming to the meeting, then starts to say humorous remarks about Air Force One compared to Falcon 9. After the President introduces everyone, he starts to shift his tone, “Few people -- present company excluded -- can claim the expertise of Buzz and Bill and Charlie when it comes to space exploration. I have to say that few people are as singularly unimpressed by Air Force One as those three. (Laughter.) Sure, it’s comfortable, but it can’t even reach low Earth orbit. And that obviously is in striking contrast to the Falcon 9 rocket we just saw on the launch pad, which will be tested for the very first time in the coming
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Obama, the President of U.S, states “In the years that have followed, the space race inspired a generation of scientists and innovators, including, I’m sure, many of you. It’s contributed to immeasurable technological advances that have improved our both health and well-being, from satellite navigation to water purification, from aerospace manufacturing to medical imaging”. According to the President, the space race in the past profited America in technology and health. The President effectively showed the audience with logos, about how history of space exploration impacted America’s technology and health and how we can still

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