Rhetorical Essay We all have experienced loss sadly, from a simple game of chess to a loved one, and it can be hard to move on from that loss. When I was seven, my grandfather died of lung cancer. It was hard after we lost him, I felt sad and alone, but there were people around me who helped me, gave me hope, and allowed me to move on. Much like what Bill Clinton did for the people of Oklahoma when he tried to console and give hope to the people that lost their loved ones in a terrorist attack. Bill Clenton’s speech “Oklahoma bombing memorial Prayer service Address” uses ethos and pathos to convey to the people of Oklahoma and the U.S. that he and others care and want to give hope and comfort and support to the people that were victims of the Oklahoma bombing. Bill Clinton gave his speech “Oklahoma bombing memorial Address” to offer hope to the people who suffered a deep horrible loss. Back on April 19 of 1995 a domestic terrorist attack in Oklahoma occurred at “Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building''. 168 people were reported dead and 680 injured this was the most devastating event of homegrown terrorism in U.S. history. After the attack, Oklahoma was in disarray and people were all suffering and feeling the loss of their loved ones. Bill Clinton and a group of governors gave a speech/address. …show more content…
During the first few seconds of Bill Clinton's speech in paragraph 1, he states “Today our nation joins with you in grief. We mourn with you. We share your hope against hope that some may still survive.” These sentences use forms of pathos words such as grief, hope, we, and mourn. Grief and mourning usually invoke feelings of sadness but hope, we, and survive invoke feelings of strength, and unity. Bill Clinton uses this to try and console and give hope to the people of