President John F. Kennedy uses collective pronouns such as "we" and "our" to make the audience feel a sense of collectiveness. Using these types of words allows him to make a connection with his targeted audience. We can see that it says phrases such as, "the same revolutionary beliefs for which OUR forebears fought", "WE dare not forget", "WE are the heirs" and "WE are committed". Looking closely, we can see that he uses this diction in order to remind the audience that they are one nation united. We can also see that he appeals to pathos in this quote by referencing God. He does this in order to appeal to the audiences' emotions. Doing this allows him to make a deeper connection with the target audience (in this case the citizens of the United States.) remembering that the United States was formed with Christian beliefs.
President John F. Kennedy uses an allusion to the Bible and the repetition of "let both sides" in order to make the audience gain nationalism. He alludes to the Bible in order to gain the
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Kennedy uses logos in order to appeal to bring sequence to his speech. Every decision that gets made can and will affect the course of the future, whether that be a good thing or a bad thing. Now more than ever, we need to have a plan of defense. We could have easily declared war on a certain country…but that would not solve the problem. Instead, it would cause more. Instead, he declared war on terror itself. He was saying that it doesn’t matter who you are, where you are from, if you want to cause terror in the United States, we will not let it slide. He used chiasmus for everyone to agree that we need to join the fight against terror, he needed to make sure everyone knew what the problem was, "tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself" We need to stand more stronger than ever to win this never-ending war. This allowed him to show the people that although it might seem like we are stuck, we are not stuck…we can always find a