On September 12, 1962, at Rice University in Houston Texas, John F. Kennedy gave a powerful speech to garner support for the funding of the space race for the USA. He stated the importance of putting a man on the moon before the end of the decade in its efforts against the Soviet Union and the expectation was met in 1969 by the astronaut Neil Armstrong. His speech forged a new path that the US was heading and inherently started the revolution of the exploration of outer space. Kennedy’s “Moon Speech” makes use of ethos and Kairos to persuade the people of America to become interested in and invest in the ongoing space race. A very important factor in JFK’s speech was his effective use of rhetoric, notably ethos, which he used to make himself become more believable and authoritative.
John F Kennedy uses the rhetorical choice of using repetition, metaphor, and in some parts throughout emotion to convey his message about space travel. One of the rhetorical choices he used was repetition. Throughout the speech he repeated the same phrase "We choose to go to the moon" multiple times, showing how important it is of that goal and showing the amount of determination. He also made it clear that space exploration was a choice and one that required effort. Kennedy also used a metaphor as a rhetorical choice.
Later that night President Ronald Reagan came on air to give the State of the Union address and talk on the tragedy that had just unfolded. Through this speech President Reagan consoles the families of those who lost their lives, the American schoolchildren, and the American public as a whole. He also gives this speech to reassure America of the viability of the NASA program and the light in the future. By the use of rhetorical skill, including analogy, strong emotional appeals, and his position of power, President Reagan manages to convince America that despite the tragedy the benefits of keeping a space exploration program greatly outweigh the losses.
J.F Kennedy, the president of United States wanted to put the first Americans to the moon-America exploring the moon, so he directed his speech to the people of taxes and Rice University to promote his space exploration program that will help America to be the first country to explore the moon. He believes that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. Throughout J.F Kennedy's speech, the speaker makes effective use of evidence, reasoning, rhetorical elements, and rhetorical devices that together form his argument to gain people support for his space exploration program. J.F Kennedy was trying to prove his point of view by giving examples and using a lot of Rhetorical devices and appeals that would grab the reader's attention
Neil deGrasse Tyson writer of “Back to The Final Frontier,” is an astrophysicist writer and science communicator. With Tyson’s knowledge on the aerospace industry, he describes in his article what it will take for America to remain the leading superpower in space. While reading his article, I found that Neil deGrasse Tyson does an excellent job at persuading his audience by establishing credibility, with great evidence to support his case, and to support his case he offers effective strategies of reasoning, while organizing it well for the reader to understand. Tyson is quick to start establishing credibility in the first sentence stating, “Spring 2001, amid the manicured lawns of the Princeton University campus, I was recumbent in an office chair with my mind in the universe when the phone rang. It was the White House.
The speech accomplished what it was after because NASA got a man on the moon in 1969, but JFK never got to see the event. Even though he never saw the event, any speech can be compared to his “We Chose to go to the Moon” because every speech has a purpose and uses rhetorical components in some way that benefits the speaker. Pathos, ethos, and logos were used so that the audience gets the speaker what he/she wants. That was the same as what Kennedy did through his speech. At the end of the speech Kennedy again, talks about how people spent money on tobacco products instead of the space program.
President John F. Kennedy dedication speech on September 12, 1962 at Rice University Stadium in Houston, Texas, where he gave support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's program to land humans on the Moon. President Kennedy had a tone of admiration for space travel and support for the program. John F. Kennedy speech at Rice University for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration program held a future for human history and exploration. One of the most prominent rhetorical choices President Kennedy used was his usage of rhetorical appeals, specifically logos. Logos are the appeal to the audience's sense of reason or logic.
Introduction On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech at Rice University stadium in Houston, Texas, titled “We choose to go to the Moon.” Before an audience of approximately 40,000 people, the President spoke to Rice students and faculty, as well as to scientists and government officials. His audience also included the American public and the Soviet Union. President Kennedy’s purpose for delivering his speech was to get man on the Moon by the end of the 1960s. He also wanted the United States to ride the technological wave, maintain leadership and military advantages, and build confidence in American know-how.
Earlier in the day, on the 28th of January, 1986, the Challenger space shuttle had been launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This particular shuttle launch especially mattered to the American people, as one of the members aboard was an elementary school teacher, who was to be the first ever teacher in space. Millions of Americans tuned in to watch the launch, including millions of children, watching from their schools. The speech Reagan delivered was intended for the entirety of America, as so many people, of all ages, had witnessed the devastating event. Reagan’s words comforted and inspired America, and restored faith in NASA and the space
The Space Race was one of the most influential moments in the 20th century for the United States. During this time, then President John F. Kennedy delivers his message at Rice University Stadium through the visions of logical reasoning, ethics of authority, and the emotional appeal of compare and contrast to appeal to support NASA's and humankind's first ever moon landing. Kennedy begins his speech by referring to a logical perspective of human advances throughout the course of a half-century. In paragraphs 1 and 2, Kennedy claims that in the 50,000 years of recorded history of mankind, human technology has advanced at a rate never before seen. He mentions new discoveries such as nuclear power and airplanes becoming a common staple in public
On January 28th, 1986, Ronald Reagan, the president of the United States at the time, in his speech, entitled “Challenger Disaster,” addressed the Challenger Disaster. He supported this claim by first mourning over the tragedy, then he promoted NASA, also he tried to make sense of this calamity, and finally he informed the audience that the seven astronauts will never be forgotten and as a country we will be forever thankful for their service. Through Reagan’s use of tone, rhetorical analysis, and rhetorical tools he effectively persuaded America to mourn and appreciate the lives of the seven astronauts loss and to convince American people to continue their support for NASA and move forward as a country. Reagan unified America with his supportive
On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech at Rice University. In his speech, he used anecdotes, beliefs, and analogies to appeal for support of NASA. Kennedy starts with an anecdote about how if we compress the last 50,000 years of history into half a century, we realize how far we have come in such a short amount of time. This highlights human history and shows how the next natural step is to venture to the stars. In paragraph 4, Kennedy continues by talking about his belief that we are meant to move forward and make progress.
This is significant because it shows how exploration has developed the world’s medicine over the decades. Readers should not only agree with Kennedy because medical research can improve lives, but also because exploration could advance the world’s technology. Another reason to support Kennedy’s claim is that technological upgrades could lead the nation to a more advanced future. As additional text from Kennedy’s speech states, “And second, medical space research may revolutionize the technology and the techniques of modern medicine. New devices are being created, for example, to monitor our astronauts, to measure their heart activity, their breathing, their brain waves.
Is space exploration worth the cost? John F. Kennedy and Joan Vernikos think so. In John F. Kennedy's speech “Remarks at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health Center,” and in Joan Vernikos passage “Is Space Exploration worth the cost.” Medical space exploration benefits human lives is JFK’s argument and Humans for space exploration is worth the cost is Joan Vernikos argument.
The great “race to space” was a monumental occasion in the history of the United States (as well as the world itself), and it all began when great world leaders placed priority on the issue of space expedition by contributing time, money, effort, and, most importantly, words. On September 12th, 1962, President John F. Kennedy stood in front of a massive crowd in the Rice University Football Stadium and delivered a speech that would send humanity into a new age of space exploration and scientific advancement. Kennedy, who was president from 1961 up until his assassination in 1963, gave this enthusiastic “We Choose to go to the Moon” speech in an attempt to energize and inspire American citizens and to establish U.S. dominance over foreign space
