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How To Franklin D. Roosevelt's A Date Which Will Live In Infamy

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In Franklin D Roosevelt December 8, 1941 speech “A Date Which Will Live In Infamy” emphasizes the need of America to go war with Japan. His purpose is to coax his audience emotionally into supporting the motion of declaring war on Japan. He uses a very tributary tone too bring the citizens of the United States to a low point so he can reel them into his plan of action. Roosevelt begins his speech by reporting on the attack on Pearl Harbor. In a way he sounds very betrayed by Japan when he mentions their peace and how Japan didn't even warn them of the assault which is very shady but at the same time. Why would you tell your enemy you were gonna attack them. He continues his speech by describing the violent actions of the Japanese overseas
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