INTRODUCTION Ethos is in the simplest of terms persuasion that supports the briefest treatment, appearing to be the most straightforward of the three pistes. Ethos is also persuasion through the rhetor’s good character when the speech is being delivered in such a way as to make the speaker worthy of belief. It is prudent to appreciate the sentiments from an individual’s point of view as well as from the audience’s point of view. Rhetoric is all about making decisions; it is not only important to see into the difference of thinking, that may be persuasive and demonstrative but to also come up with a unique impression of oneself. It is very important to input important aspects in our speech makings through taking responsibility for the choices …show more content…
The mere fact that they asked Douglass to give this speech intimated that they did not have a bias on the Fourth of July’s absurdity as a holiday for slaves. For him, he sees the day as one that black people ought to remember American slaves and all the injustices that they faced over the years. He failed to understand how and why he was being asked to speak on a unique day centered on the white man’s national independence. Douglass felt strongly enough that the fourth of July meant everything to the white man and nothing to the black people. “The rich inheritance of justice, liberties, independence and affluence bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, and not me.” For the white man, the fourth of July is a day of celebration. Douglass further expounds that “The sunlight that brought lighting and healing to you, has brought death and stripes to me.” He again points out that the fourth of July was theirs and not his. “These fourth of July days are yours and not mine,” saying, “you may rejoice, I must mourn.” In these statements we see him using the logos to appeal to his