In Woodrow Wilson’s war message of 1917, Wilson addresses to Congress the recent war events going on with Germany. His goal of the speech is to urge Congress to declare war on Germany. Throughout the speech his main points cover how Germany has been attacking America, ways to end the war, and how Russia is also a threat to America. In the structure of the speech, Wilson provides audience with evidence of attacks and ways to resolve the situation, which helps him convince the audience that the attacks from Germany are very serious. The evidence he uses to back up his argument of declaring war is how Germany has used submarines to attack American ships. He makes the audience care by emphasizing the lives that have been lost as a result of the
