The speech, “Declaration of Conscience” by Margaret Chase Smith, used multiple rhetorical strategies to more effectively convey her message. Margaret Chase Smith created this speech to address the lack of effective leadership in the United States government. The purpose of the speech was to change the way the Senate conducted itself. There are multiple areas in this speech where the rhetoric ethos was used to greatly strengthen the credibility of the argument. In the speech, Chase says, “Mr. President, I speak as a Republican. I speak as a woman. I speak as a United States senator. I speak as an American.” By saying this, Chase was able to use her own personal experience to show credibility and trust in her argument. Chase also uses ethos in this speech to empathize with the audience and show that she shared the same concerns as they did, and was speaking on their behalf. Margaret Chase uses logos to make a logical argument about the lack of effective leadership in the United States. Chase says, “America is rapidly losing position as leader of the world simply because the Democratic administration has pitifully failed to provide effective leadership. This speech uses many specific, logical examples to appeal to the audience's sense of reason by emphasizing the need for change in the …show more content…
Chase used pathos in her speech to engage her audience and to connect with the American people on an emotional level. In the speech, Chase says, “As a woman, I wonder how the mothers,wives,sisters, and daughters feel about the way in which members of their families have been politically mangled in Senate debate–and I use the word “debate” advisedly.” Chase uses this emotional tactic to connect with the audience on a personal level to emphasize the problems in the United States government. Chase’s use of pathos ultimately helps make her speech more persuasive, to further convince the American citizens to help make a