Use Of Ethos Pathos And Logos In Donald Trump's Inaugural Address

The Federalist Papers No.10 and The Federalist both use logos as a way to persuade their audience. The Federalist Papers no.10 uses many uses of rhetorical devices especially logos to persuade the colonist to say yes to the Constitution for example in paragraph fourteen which states “The influence of factious leaders may kindle a flame within their particular States, but will be unable to

Aside from the use of pathos, President Bush also uses logos, which is the persuasion through logic. President Bush informs the country that “these acts of mass murder [are] intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat” (Bush 1). This is a form of logos because logically the terrorist group attacked because of their hatred of freedom, and the United States was a symbol of that freedom to many people. President Bush uses logos in this situation because he wants to not only persuade his viewers that this is done by a group of terrorist, but also to inform those who do not understand why this event happens. Towards the

Bush uses appeals throughout his formal speech to help advance the argument he proposes. While doing this Bush takes his listeners on a roller coaster of emotion, appealing to pathos and to logos, then to ethos and back to

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

Bush uses the first few paragraphs of his speech to introduce several of the people he is working with. The appeals he makes in these lines are excellent examples of ethos, the rhetorical appeal to character. Bush continuously comments on the character of the people around him. He speaks of them as if he knows them very well, almost like old friends. Through this appeal the audience became able to relate to these people and learn a little bit about their character. Some of the people mentioned have large families and are of an honest and selfless nature. Because the speaker’s purpose is to gain support from the constituents for the candidates represented, the appeal to the character of the candidates is a crucial tool that becomes extremely vital to the swaying of the audience to the purposes of the speaker.

Another rhetorical appeal that was used in the speech were logos, to make the speech more credible, logical, and

Pathos, or appealing to the emotions is the greatest part of this speech. Douglas appealed to people’s emotions by talking about the fore fathers and all of their accomplishments. This really seems to bring out the nationalism in people. He also appeals to pathos when he talks about how the Fourth of July is theirs, and not his; and the fact they are having him speak there is just ridiculous. Another way Douglas appeals to pathos is he recites a powerful poem. This poem illustrates how slaves feel and they so desperately wish to be free. This really resonates with black people and makes white people really think about how not everyone is equal. Also the poem infers that it is God’s will that all men be equal and so it shall be that way. Using words like God really gets people emotional and gets them to listen.

Feelings of concern, compassion, and interest, “Being a president that is willing to come to heart of the tragedy that had just occurred, automatically lifted his character to that of a person who is caring, compassionate, and interested. His sense of eunoia or goodwill was seen throughout his speech,” (Docan.) Other feelings which were shown that day were feelings of sympathy and pity (pathos), “Bush's numerous statements, such as, “The nation sends its love and compassion to everybody who is here”, bring out emotions of pity and sympathy, placing America as the “helpless and harmed”,” (Docan.) He also brought out emotions (pathos) combined with religion (logos), “Bush used an immense amount of religious jargon Phrases such as, “On bended knee in prayer” and “May God bless America,” appealed to both emotions (pathos) and to ways of thought (logos) and religion,” (Docan.) A sense of security was re-established and the American people were reassured that things would turn out fine. This reassurance was seen in the following, “And the people who knocked down these buildings will hear from us soon,” he was not creating fear in American lives, but he was appealing to the fears of whoever knocked down the buildings,” (Docan.)

As well as Pathos and Ethos, we have some Logos that make the speech even more credible and logical, to believe what the president is saying is true. An example from the speech would be, “It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious

Pathos/ethos/logos A lot of pathos were used a lot by Donald trump in the debate. For example, trump was trying to persuade to the people that the stop and frisk law would work. He was coming off in the debate, like that would be the only thing that stops the crime in the inner cities. Hillary was also trying to convince to the crowd how trump was a racist (which is true) and how he disrespects women. Donald trump also began interrupting Hillary while she was talking in her debate, when he felt she was saying something that got to him.

Logos is a literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience. An example from Franklin Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation “Yesterday, December 7th, 1941- - a date which will live in infamy- - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” When Roosevelt says this he is saying that he believes the logical thing to do is to go to war with Japan. Another example from George Bush’s 9/11 Address to the Nation is “America was targeted for attack because we’re the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world.” Bush believes this is logical because America is known for its freedom and opportunities which becomes a target for terrorism. “Our first priority is to get help to those who have been injured, and to take every precaution to protect our citizens at and around the world from further attacks” is another example from the 9/11 Address to the Nation. In this Bush is saying the logical thing to do which is to help the wounded first. Another example of logos from the 9/11 speech is “Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings but they cannot touch the foundation of America.” Bush is trying to say that America is a morally strong country and will not be hurt by this but will only become

Rhetoric gives you an avenue to tell a story from your perspective in a way that connects with the intended audience without having to be one hundred percent substantiated. This writing style is evident in almost everything we read from billboards to Internet ads and even political speeches.

Logos: It is an appeal to the mind with the use of logic, rationality and critical reasoning to persuade the audience. The author uses logos in his article to make a logical connection with the topic. For example, the author uses the explanation of ideas in the article and employs lots of diagrams in each parts of the topic to show the visualization to support his evidence which is very informative because the visuals give lots of information about what the article is about and that to get attention of the audience.

Trump uses pathos effectively all throughout his speech. Our President uses vivid words that hit our emotions in every way possible and makes us believe that he’s going to be great for America. He uses words such as “When you open your heart to patriotism”, this makes us think of our feelings. Our heart, which may have been destroyed over the years because of things such as losing our job, education being tampered with and wealth that has been slowly depleting. He carefully uses words such as this to play with our emotions and making us think deeper about ourselves. He also states, “There should be no fear”, making us feel safe. Us as Americans want to feel safe and our new President saying that he will protect us makes the Americans feel wanted

Another way that Donald Trump gets his message across is his word choice, also known as diction. One prominent example of his effective word choice is lines 19-20 where announces “That all changes -- starting right here, and right now, because this moment is your moment: it belongs to you”. Trump uses words that convey his message and promise of bringing the power of government and change back to the people. He says “This is your moment: it belongs to you” to show how he thinks of the people first and believes all the success is rewarded to the them, instead of to himself.