PEARL HARBOR ADDRESS TO THE NATIOM

SPEAKER'S PURPOSE

to inform the people of the United States what happened at Pearl Harbor, and to persuade Congress to go to war with Japan.

TARGETED AUDIENCE

People/adults of the United States, and members of Congress.

SUMMARY OF SPEECH

FDR describes what has happened at Pearl Harbor, and what they must do to protect the people of the United States - they must go to war.

RHETORIC DEVICES

• "Last night, Japanese forces attacked..."
• "...Grave danger..."
• "Our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us."

EXAMPLES OF PATHOS

"...a date which will live in infamy..."

Definition of Pathos:
Uses emotion to persuade.

EXAMPLES OF LOGOS

"...on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu..."

Definition of logos: uses facts and statistics to persuade

EXAMPLES OF ETHOS

"...delivered to our Secretary of State..."

Definition of Ethos: uses oth authoritative figures to show credibility.