Apollo 11 Rhetorical Analysis

President Nixon appeals to pathos by providing America with feelings of hope for the world as a whole. Also, he mentions how the youth of America will bring in a positive change and will be more at peace than past generations. Pathos were used throughout the speech by the president in order to make the audience feel sympathetic towards

In the second text, “In Event of Moon Disaster” by William Safire, he also appealed to SOAPS and ethos logos and pathos. Although William might have written the speech, President Nixon was going to be the one to have read it aloud if all went downhill, so the speaker is Nixon. The occasion is the “funeral speech” he would have given if the mission was not successful. The audiences were all the Americans and loved ones of the astronauts on the mission, basically the entire world that was watching and waiting for the results of Apollo 11. The purpose of this speech was to address not only the families of the deceased loved ones but also the entire nation as well. It was to be used as a precaution just in case the first ever moon landing failed. The subject would be the worst case scenario of the moon landing. Nixon’s speech appealed to ethos because he is the president. By him having that title, it makes him a credible source because he's the one who must help guide the American people in the face of such tragedy. The speech appealed to logos by implying there was no chance of the astronauts making it back. Pathos was established because it was overall a very delicate subject. Safire used emotional connections with the audience by

Safire writes, “they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown.” to describe how massive the loss is. It is universally thought that there is no greater grief than that of a mother mourning her late children. Reading this, the world would grieve with the earth. Since the speaker would have been the President of the United States, this piece has automatic ethos, meaning the people would listen to what was said. Safire wrote about the about the exploration and how it would not stop with the death of the two men, and how the world would always remember them as they looked up into the night sky to appeal to

In this essay, President John F. Kennedy builds an argument to persuade his readers in investing in space exploration. Kennedy uses analogies and reasoning to build his argument towards investing in space exploration. Kennedy’s speech had a powerful impact on the decision whether to direct the resources of the United States toward the construction of a space program.

The first chapter introduced the reader to the art of rhetoric. He describes how rhetoric works through real life examples. He demonstrates ways that rhetoric persuades us like, argument from strength, and seduction. He tells the reader that the sole purpose of arguing is to persuade the audience. He showed that the chief purpose of arguing is to also achieve consensus, a shared faith in a choice.

In many papers you will notice different types of persuasion that help the writer to give a reader a better of understanding of the paper. These types of persuasion are called rhetorical appeals. Each appeal has its own ability to give to the writer's paper, ethos is the credibility of the work the writer is using, pathos is appealing to the audience’s emotions, and lastly logos is the logical appeal. When writing a paper a person generally uses at least one rhetorical appeal to persuade their audience.

The authors capture the attention of the reader through an amalgamate of rhetorical patterns based on logos, ethos and pathos. Through reading these articles it is found that the writers predominantly use logos and pathos to put emphasis on their arguments. Specifically, logos is utilized to appeal to reason by repeatedly using data to uphold the arguments claims, while pathos appeals to the audience’s aptitude for compassion.

Persuasion is asserted into many works using the methods of ethos, pathos and logos. Ethos is a call to authority while claiming a sense of dominance, a method where the author exemplifies his credentials. Pathos appeals to the emotional side of readers with the hope of coaxing them into sympathizing with author, therefore succumbing to the ideas presented in the work. The purpose of logos is to persuade the reader by proving a point logically, accompanied with reason. Various authors use persuasion in order to inflict their opinions upon readers. In the memoir Brown: The Last Discovery of America, by Richard Rodriguez, the author employs persuasion with the rhetorical features of ethos, pathos and logos in order to

Rhetorical situation is connected with the catastrophe of shuttle "Challenger" of January 28, 1986. In the beginning of the mission STS-51L the spacecraft exploded on 73 seconds into the flight, causing the death of all seven crewmembers. The shuttle disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean near the central part of Florida peninsula.

Effectiveness of Using Rhetorical Devices British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in his speech following September 11,2001, describes terrorism. Blair’s purpose is to persuade the reader ,that our nation should work together to solve the problems of this world. Blair’s speech was effective in persuading American citizens to become more involved in their nation ,by using ethos, pathos, and logos. First the writer appeals to ethos,by using connotation.

Gerard A. Hauser covers a plethora of details on how to create a well-made persuasive argument in his book, an Introduction to Rhetorical Theory; however, he covered three specific essentials that are necessary for persuasion: the components logos, pathos and ethos; purposive discourse and rhetorical competence; identification. I will argue for each constituent, respectively, to prove that persuasion cannot thrive without the aforementioned essentials.

The space program was exciting news back in 80’s. However, watching the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster was especially difficult. It was a sad time, not just for Americans, but for all people interested in what we could learn from the space missions. This speech expresses ethos throughout, and President Reagan reached out not only to America, but acknowledges the children of that time period as well. He wants them to understand that something ill has happened, yet he is encouraging them to be understanding, and strong. With his words, I believe he was helping our future to become stronger from the

My researched argument, which targeted NASA and its food researchers, claimed that NASA cannot send astronauts to space on long-term missions without growing their own source of food in their shuttle. My purpose was to persuade NASA to follow through with this idea that growing food on a long-term space mission would not only make the space travel successful but it would also help astronauts stay healthier, which ultimately would keep them alive. With the goal of convincing my audience to accept my ideas, I had to use educated rhetorical elements. In this researched argumentative essay, the use of these rhetorical strategies included pathos and ethos. The use of pathos allowed for me to appeal to my audience’s emotion, and personal connection that they have towards their astronauts and space projects. Likewise, using ethos helped me, as being the author, to develop credibility with my audience, so they knew that I am reliable and informed about my claims. For my editorial, I plan on changing my audience to a much smaller, educated group about the topic of growing food in space, which are CSU Plant Biologist graduates. Changing this audience is going to change how I use my rhetorical elements.

The four various works that were created effectively use multiple rhetorical appeals to display the author's purpose. “In event of Moon Disaster”, a speech written by President Nixon’s speechwriter William Safire in the event of a disaster that would strand the astronauts on the moon, employs heavy use of pathos throughout the entirety of the text. Pathos with the audience has already been established. The audience would already become familiar with the events that have transpired surrounding the failed Apollo 11 mission. The audience would have some type of feeling towards the loss of American lives even before hearing the prepared speech. Safire end the speech with “there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind” (Safire )which helps develop the feeling of

around their bulky television screens. It was 1969, America had recently passed through the height of the Cold War, but their relationship with the Soviet Union continued to become more hostile. There was no clear winner in sight, and America was desperate for a definitive victory, it was this moment, in this very moment that they finally had one, and they clung to it. This moment was, of course, the Apollo 11 moon landing on the 20th of July, 1969. However, as with many famous events captured in the public eye, it wasn't long before conspiracies began to unfold. Some began to question the validity of the photographs and videos associated with the moon landings, others made claims that the government couldn’t possibly have had the technology necessary to successfully land on the moon, and some even went as far as to point out the exact set and director that supposedly filmed the hoaxed moon landings. I first became aware of the conspiracy surrounding the moon landings about two years ago when I watched a documentary on the topic and naturally, being the patriotic American that I am, I sided with NASA without considering any evidence on either side of the argument, but recently, the topic was brought up in conversation and it stuck an interest within me. So in this essay I will throw my preconceived notions out the metaphorical window,