The Great Arsenal of Democracy (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)

Alex Talley Tony Friedhoff ENGL 1310 Sect. 28 1 October 2012 The Great Arsenal of Democracy When giving a speech a speaker must be able to connect with his audience, the speaker wants his/her speech to be easy to follow and easy to understand. It is for those specific reasons that speakers purposely put in lots of logos, pathos, and ethos into their speeches so that the audiences can connect emotionally, ethically, and intellectually with what they are talking about. A particular speech that uses many examples of pathos, logos, and ethos is The Great Arsenal of Democracy given by President Roosevelt on December 29, 1940. Throughout the speech President Roosevelt uses excessive amounts of pathos to connect with his people emotionally. He†¦show more content†¦That way they would eventually back him up with his crusade to help the British defend their homeland against the Nazis with an increased sense of patriotism towards the British and the US. It is those emotions and feelings of pride and patriotism towards their country that President Roosevelt plays upon within the American public the most. FDR uses many tactics within his speech to make sure that feelings of patriotism and pride are created within the American public. As one of the tactics that the President uses to instill feelings of patriotism and pride is by boosting their pride by saying things that make them feel good about their country and themselves. Throughout the whole speech the president consistently throws in quotes like, â€Å"We have the men. The skill, they wealth, and above all, the will,†(440) and â€Å"I call upon our people with absolute confidence that our common cause will greatly succeed,†(441) to boost American morale. FDR uses quotes like this throughout his whole speech to make them feel proud to be Americans and make them feel like they could take on anyone in the world and win. Another one of those tactics that FDR uses throug hout his speech that helped create those feelings was by taking certain quotes from the axis powers that were derogatory toward the US and turning them around for his benefit. The statement located in the fifth paragraph states that, â€Å"†¦I canShow MoreRelatedChurchill and Roosevelts Speeches Attempted to Bring Hope to Our Courntry691 Words   |  3 PagesIn Winston Churchill’s speech â€Å"blood, toil, tears, and sweat†, and in Franklin D. Roosevelts The Great Arsenal of Democracy, there are many different rhetorical devices and they use them to build an effective argument. Both speeches were written and spoken at different times and different events were going on when the speeches were made, but both speeches are similar in the way that they are constructed and by the devices used in both. In their speeches both Churchill and Roosevelt tried to