Rhetorical Analysis Of The Pearl Harbor Address

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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressed congress and the nation on December 8, 1941 regarding the Pearl Harbor attacks. This address was heartfelt, but yet driven by vengeance and retaliation. President Roosevelt provided substance and assurance with the words he used throughout the speech. President Roosevelt connected with the audience in more than one way. He assured the audience that the attacks from the Japanese would not go unnoticed. President Roosevelt said, "I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us." The President focused his words on retaliation