A Rhetorical Analysis Of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

I feel that Abraham Lincoln's “Gettysburg Address” is the most compelling of all the speeches that I read . Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” was the most compelling speech because of the way he wrote the speech with a sad, somber tone and also hinted towards equality and freedom for all men. In the very beginning of the “Gettysburg Address” written by the 16th president of the United States -- Abraham Lincoln, reminds the public what the United States of America was founded upon; the principle of liberty and equality for all men.When Lincoln did this in his speech he was able to reminded the public, that this country was supposed to have free men and no slavery! Lincoln achieved this by using logos and allusion in his speech. Lincoln alluded to the Constitution when he said, “Our fathers brought forth a new nation….” He also used logos when he alluded to the Constitution because that would appeal to the mind and so Lincoln said, “... conceived in liberty ...,” and,
This means that the people need to fight till all men have freedom, rights and equality. This helped provide the fact that men died for this cause of freedom and equality so we should keep that fight going to remember them through the cause but Lincoln’s words say it the best, “...that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, ” and when he said “...for which they here gave their last full measure of devotion….” Lincoln again used pathos to hit the hearts of the audience. Using the pathos helped Lincoln make the speech appeal to the hearts of the audience and want to help the effort more and continue to fight for freedom for