John F Kennedy Ethos Pathos Logos In Jfk Speech

A day in 1961 not to be forgotten is the day John F. Kennedy became the thirty-fifth president. From the fear in Americans to the troubles throughout the world—Kennedy addressed all. Not only did Kennedy speak to the Americans, but he also spoke to those around the world. Kennedy moved his audience in his address and persuaded them to make a difference. Although Kennedy’s address was among the shortest, it was among the most impactful. He brought awareness to America along with the world. Kennedy uses ethos, logos, pathos, and repetition to bring awareness to his audience of the changes that need to happen and persuade them to make the changes in not only America, but the world as a whole. Kennedy uses ethos in his address to persuade his

Kennedy addresses what Americans can do as a country. Kennedy says “To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bond of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required…because it is right.” In this sentence Kennedy shows that it is the logical action to help those struggling around the world. He shows that it is the logical action for human beings to stick together in the world. This makes Kennedy’s audience want to do what is right and make a difference. Kennedy states ways to help each region of the world. This gives his audience more insight on what changes can be done in each region. Kennedy’s explanation of what needs to be done in each region makes putting the changes into action more likely. Kennedy also brings up how the changes will not be immediate by saying “All of this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days; nor in the life of this Administration…” This shows the audience that change is not going to be seen right away, however the beginning needs to start with them or it may never start. The audience knows what is right and what needs to change therefore the audience can try to make change

Kennedy was aware of the fear of war and destruction in Americans. He uses this as an advantage. Kennedy furthermore talks about how humans could plan or accidentally self-destruct due to the “dark powers of destruction…science.” As his audience heard this, it made them aware of what problems could come about while more is discovered by science. Kennedy later brought up weapons and how countries were racing each other for the unknown. He stated “yet both racing to alter the uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of mankind’s final war”. Kennedy then takes a slight pause in his speech to allow those words “final war” sink in to his audience. This pulls on the audiences emotions by making them fear what could come which makes them want a change. After the slight pause Kennedy begins to talk about how to fix this fear. Kennedy suggests countries come together rather than going against each other. This allows the audience to have hope that countries can come together for a better future. When Kennedy says “so let us begin anew” he is giving his audience hope that there could be a better future. Kennedy made his audience feel the fear yet he also allowed them to feel hopeful. These feelings pushed them to want to trust in Kennedy’s plan in making a change. This trust and their feelings made them want to make a change for their own