Day Of Infamy Rhetorical Analysis

President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his speech “Day of Infamy” (December 8, 1941), emphasizes the idea that Japan purposefully and meticulously planned the events of Pearl Harbor, along with comforting the grieving citizens of America. Roosevelt’s intense tone and diction successfully proves Japan’s evil motives, along with connecting and encouraging the distraught American citizens. He successfully reveals through the use of logical appeals and rhetorical devices that Japan has deliberately planned on the attack to happen, while also comforting America, because of his clever use of logos, along with the use of triads. Roosevelt employs logos while speaking to the audience of Congress to prove the ulterior motives and devastating plans that Japan had followed through with. Roosevelt’s smart thinking

Roosevelt leads American citizens through his use of logos and gives them an “unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph” (Roosevelt 12). Roosevelt uses his position as president to encourage the citizens and Congress. The audience truly trusts him, because of the credibility and logic he often uses. Roosevelt’s intelligently placed encouraging words are only effective because of his position and his credibility. Roosevelt proves the sinister plans of Japan by employing logos into his speech. Roosevelt’s use of triads proves the severity of this situation, and the need to act swiftly, by presenting the effect it can have on America. Roosevelt’s utilization of diction and triad accentuates that “our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger” (Roosevelt 11). Roosevelt first states our people are in danger, calling for our country and citizens to take action in an attempt to neutralize Japan. Next, he affirms our territory is in danger also, our home, our land, we must protect what is