Rhetorical Analysis Of Reagan's Ethos Pathos Logos

Reagan uses an appeal to basic needs when he aims at the need for security, using abstract language to elicit a strong response. In paragraph 26, Reagan declares, “When action is required to preserve our national security, we will act,” this offers hope to the audience with the nation’s protection. He reminds the audience he will meet this need, and promises a better future.
Reagan also appeals to basic values of freedom and progress when he motivates the audience that the economic problems will go away, by reminding them that America has continuously overcame difficulties. He declares in paragraph 8, “They will go away because we as Americans have the capacity now, as we’ve had in the past, to do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of
He states in paragraph 29, “At the end of this open mall are those shrines to the giants on whose shoulders we stand;” Reagan then provides a graphic description of the founding fathers. The appeal is relevant to Reagan’s value of progress, creating an emotional reaction by reminding the audience of their shared history.
Reagan uses appeals to religion when he mentions prayer and God, appealing to the religious audience. In paragraph 28, he says, “We are a nation under God… if on each inaugural day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer,” this statement uses religious dogma to gain support for Reagan. He draws on audience faith to motivate them to follow his plans.
The appeal to myth appears in Reagan’s graphic description of a hero larger than life, reminding the audience of the truth of being American. Paragraph 30 states, “… George Washington, father of our country… led America out of revolutionary victory into infant nationhood,” elaborating on this hero who, in textbook page 190, is “a model for action.” The reference to Washington is serious to the viewers, mainly with the rhetoric at the