English Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln
Katherine Pham
English III
B period
Dr. Barnette
February 17, 2015
Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln
Issue:
There is less of an occasion for an extended address than there was at the First Inaugural Address.
Support:
Lincoln uses rhetoric to establish ethos throughout his speech. He states in the first sentence that this is his second term as President … that he has established his credibility … and that he has survived four years of Civil War. Lincoln also states, “Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented,” also supports his claim.
Purpose:
Lincoln’s purpose in giving his speech was to unite the Americans and to encourage them to stand together against the war and to, "… strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”
Audience:
Lincoln’s audience was all Americans not just people from the North or South. He also had to assume that those present were extremely dedicated as they had to slug through mud and rain on Pennsylvania Avenue to hear him speak.
Definitions:
The key term in Lincoln’s claim is clearly defined. In paragraph one, Lincoln uses the euphemism, “the great contest” which means the Civil War – the bloodiest war in American History.
Credibility:
Abraham Lincoln is qualified to the opposition and knowledgeable. As defined, rhetoric aims to inform, persuade, or motivate an audience in specific situations. Lincoln uses rhetoric to establish ethos throughout his speech. He states in the first sentence that this is his second term as President … that he has established his credibility … and that he has
English III
B period
Dr. Barnette
February 17, 2015
Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln
Issue:
There is less of an occasion for an extended address than there was at the First Inaugural Address.
Support:
Lincoln uses rhetoric to establish ethos throughout his speech. He states in the first sentence that this is his second term as President … that he has established his credibility … and that he has survived four years of Civil War. Lincoln also states, “Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented,” also supports his claim.
Purpose:
Lincoln’s purpose in giving his speech was to unite the Americans and to encourage them to stand together against the war and to, "… strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”
Audience:
Lincoln’s audience was all Americans not just people from the North or South. He also had to assume that those present were extremely dedicated as they had to slug through mud and rain on Pennsylvania Avenue to hear him speak.
Definitions:
The key term in Lincoln’s claim is clearly defined. In paragraph one, Lincoln uses the euphemism, “the great contest” which means the Civil War – the bloodiest war in American History.
Credibility:
Abraham Lincoln is qualified to the opposition and knowledgeable. As defined, rhetoric aims to inform, persuade, or motivate an audience in specific situations. Lincoln uses rhetoric to establish ethos throughout his speech. He states in the first sentence that this is his second term as President … that he has established his credibility … and that he has