Rhetorical Paper
For my rhetorical paper, I decide to choose Senator John F. Kennedy as my candidate, because I felt that John. F Kennedy was very effective and confident in answering the questions. I felt that John F. Kennedy’s overall target audience are those who believes in freedom and supports the Democratic party. Those who also agree that the Congress should give medical aid to the aged, a comprehensive minimum hourly wage bill, and federal aid to education. I feel that the purpose and goal that John F. Kennedy wanted to achieve is to make America strong by promoting freedom, good leadership, and getting other countries to view America as a strong country just as China and Khrushchev as Kennedy stated “I want people in Latin
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When John F. Kennedy states “I think Mr. Nixon is an effective leader of his party.” Ethos is being used because John F. Kennedy is stating his opinion on how Vice President Nixon is a great leader to be nominated by the Republican party. John F. Kennedy also uses pathos when answering this question. When Kennedy states “I hope he would grant me the same.” I felt Kennedy used pathos well, because he hopes that Vice President Nixon views him as a great leader too. I felt that Vice president Nixon used ethos very well, when he answered the question about teacher salary. Even though I found Vice Presidents Nixon answer ineffective. I felt that Nixon used ethos when he used John F. Kennedy’s views on raising teachers’ salaries instead of answering the question with his own opinion Nixon states “There is another point that should be made. I favor higher salaries for teachers. But, as Senator Kennedy said in January of this year in this same press conference, the way that you get higher salaries for teachers is to support school construction, which means that all the local school districts in the various states then have money, which is freed to raise the standards for teachers ' salaries.” I felt that Nixon answer was ineffective, because he uses Kennedy’s views on raising teacher salary instead of his own. Nixon then moves into logos when he mentions how the teacher salary increases “Teachers '
”Citizens for Kennedy (1960) .Throughout his speech he very effectively recognized many different types of Americans and the different ways he would like to improve their current social-economic
Anti-smoking advertisements occasionally pop up throughout our society which is often showing the viewers the harmful effects of tobacco through startling images. This advertisement uses the elements of ethos, pathos, and logos in order to make people rethink about smoking. The video advertisement uses children to make a point across by showing real scenarios on the effects of smoking. It shows that the commonplace for smoking, in today’s time, is acceptable for teenagers to smoke and jump to an assumption that children are starting to try it. Once the children are introduced into this advertisement pathos is
President Kennedy always wanted above average and never wanted to settle for good, but for greatness. His inaugural address was his first step into greatness. He was a firm believer in unity and being together as one in this country. Throughout his short, but successful presidency, he shows how important togetherness is to make the country strong. January 1961, John F. Kennedy became the 35th president of the states and was giving his inaugural address. John F. Kennedy’s pathos, logos, and repetition in the speech allow the American people to be eager for his presidency and allow them to see the changes he foresees for the country during his term.
On November 8th, 1960, Americans will be given the choice of who will be running the country. The American people should supporting Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy for the place of the presidency because he carries himself presidentially, will help the United State’s financial crisis, and will help the American people fight for Civil rights, and against communism.
On the other hand, New York Senator Robert Kennedy gave his first presidential campaign speech at Kansas State University on March 18, 1968. In his speech he addressed the dire consequences of the Vietnam conflict and also condemned the Johnson administration actions on the matter. Certainly, Senator Kennedy charisma and honesty was projected during his speech. Plus, Senator Kennedy did not wanted to be any president of the United States; for instance, he declared the following, “… I don’t want to win support of votes by hiding the American condition in false hopes or illusion.” Presidential hopeful, Robert Kennedy wanted America to move forward, to rebuild the country to its former glory, but to do so he believed that first the government had to examine the mistakes made in the last
With the appropriate use of rhetoric, one can captivate the attention of millions, as well as uniting a divided country. This is evident in John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s inaugural address given on a cold January afternoon in 1961. Having to be the first Roman Catholic president, many were skeptical of Kennedy; however, he developed a form of credibility with his associations as a war hero in World War II, three terms in the House of Representatives, and less than two terms as the junior senator from Massachusetts (Nelson). To unite the United States and reassure Americans of his duty as the president, John F. Kennedy used the rhetorical strategies of allusion and alliteration.
The rhetorical analysis I composed was written on an article called,“The confessions of a liberal gun owner,”by Justin Cronin. This type of writing opened me up to a new style of composing that I am not familiar with. I really enjoyed being able to show my view of whether I thought that this article was effective. Critisizing the writer for doing certain things was very interesting and made me feel more independent and powerful. I did not like that I could not use my personal opinion but could use what I thought as the audience of the paper. This confused me at first but I eventually understood the reasoning behind it. Telling my personal opinon would dismay readers and disregard my credibility. By stating facts it made my paper sound more
Furthermore, Dickerson focuses on displaying Kennedy’s strengths by comparing him to other candidates. For example, he says, “Dwight Eisenhower had run television ads in 1952, but Kennedy’s ads in West Virginia in 1960 were arguably the first pivotal TV spots in American electoral history (24).” This shows how even though Eisenhower was the first candidate to run television ads, Kennedy receives all the credit due to him being more successful. Dickerson also states how there was “almost no democrat who had done more” than Kennedy in preparing for the presidential race (15). This proves Dickerson’s point in showing how Kennedy was a candidate like no other. Kennedy had an ability to surpass every other candidate, which is why readers get the
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is a government website that provides information about various diseases, disabilities, disorders, etc.. The CDC provides multiple webpages about Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) that list and provide information about causes, treatments, variations, and signs/symptoms of the disorder. On their informative pages, they use rhetorical devices to better portray their message. The CDC effectively uses the three rhetorical devices, pathos, ethos, and logos, to reach their goal of informing their target audience and providing a clear perspective on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Many Americans argue over whether John F. Kennedy was a good president. When simply grazing over the surface, it is easy to assume that Kennedy was indeed a superb president. From having a “perfect” family, handsome face, and possessing exceptional speaking skills, it would seem almost impossible for such an ideal man to have flaws. Only by digging deeper into the late president’s life and political affairs would Americans understand how lacking Kennedy truly was as president of one of the world’s leading nations. Kennedy was sluggish when it came to granting African Americans the rights they lacked and fought so strenuously for, his constant fear of the spread of communism also caused him to focus most of his attention on poor developing countries and less on the country he’s leading, and he also made careless mistakes which came at the cost of many innocent American lives at the Bay of Pigs.
The discussion of a possible link between autism spectrum disorder and vaccinations stirs up people’s emotions. For this reason, it is crucial to determine the correct rhetorical context. Rhetorical context plays a vast role in the portrayal and the writing of a piece. A major part of rhetorical context in a research paper is the audience. For my research paper, I determined that my audience will be young, educated couples who are expecting their first child and are about to do research on the issue.
An analysis of John F. Kennedy reveals a myriad of ideas that he had for the people of America. This is despite the rhetoric that was present in his speech; three dominant themes emerged from his Inaugural address. These are freedom, leadership and the use of rhetoric in addressing multitudes.
Although Kennedy’s life was ended too early, he set many proud examples of equality and leadership to our world. He turned problems into answers and solutions. President Kennedy’s death caused much grief and sadness among all Americans across the nation. As the years have gone by and other presidents have written their chapters, JFK’s brief time in the office stands out in people’s memories for his leadership. He believed that people could solve their own common problems if they put their country’s interests first and worked for the answers they
"Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country," is a well-known quote among Americans that has so much meaning behind it. John F. Kennedy was a president for the United States and loved among many American citizens. His speeches were always thought out and used many rhetoric devices to reel his audience in. Therefore, making his speeches brilliant and known the citizens of America. By going over the main points of rhetoric JFK used in his innagural speech like antithesis, pathos, and the theme one can realize how deep the speech actually is.
One of the most influential presidents in United States history, John F. Kennedy was a brilliant politician and public speaker. In his inaugural address, he sparked hope around the world by discussing the hardships faced by all of society in the present time and then leaving them with a message of freedom, power, and hope. This measure of impact is not achieved easily; Kennedy masterfully utilized the art of rhetoric to emphasize his message and win the hearts of his people. In the middle of the speech, he discusses the dangers of the modern world and his drive toward international peace and cooperation. These messages are stressed through his use of charismatic language to signify his vision of a new and better world.