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This is a rough draft of my rhetorical analysis essay, which I chose to write on JFK’s Inaugural Address. Please let me know what you think of my essay so far!
Here is a link to the speech if you have not read it: http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html
On a cold day in 1961, John F. Kennedy delivered a speech to the citizens and peoples of both America and the world. After the end of a close and competitive election, he used this speech not to celebrate his victory as president, but to unite the audience. He addresses the audience with a speech that would be remembered for years to come, as its call to duty is a powerful one. A strong appeal to ethics─ not only his ethics, but our ethics as a country united through common values─ and powerful emotional and logical arguments are used to convince the audience to take a stand and make a difference. Additionally, he appeals to the rest of the world by referring to different areas and countries of the globe while also connecting all human beings together as one population. In this inaugural address, Kennedy connects Americans together as one country and humans together as one population with a call to duty that relies on a heavy appeal to the ethics and morals of himself and the audience. Additionally, the use of a structurally and logically sound argument with powerful imagery and emotions used throughout the speech allows this call to action to be so effective in uniting Americans and the human race together.
Kennedy aims for his speech to be used as a call to duty to unite all of his listeners. There were many pressing issues─ threats to freedom and liberty, existence of poverty and misery, and lack of peace and civility─ that he felt should be rectified. He states that his inauguration should be a beginning of renewal and change, and goes on to connect Americans together. He appeals to the shared background of this proud and disciplined generation of “heirs of [our] first revolution” and asserts that this generation will prove their patriotic loyalty by leading America to join in the effort to assure the “survival and success of liberty” (Kennedy). All Americans, born here or not, are members of the great American ‘melting pot’. While we may have different ethnic or racial backgrounds, all who live in this proud country are all people who believe in values such as liberty, freedom, and justice. We are all descendants or supporters of the brave patriots who fought in the revolutionary war to stand for these same principles, and by referencing this shared heritage, Kennedy is able to further unite the American people. Additionally, Kennedy further connects the audience through a call to duty directed at each and every listener. He tells his “fellow Americans” to “ask not what your country can do for you” but do what they can for their country (Kennedy). While it is a big responsibility, he acknowledges that we can do this and if each American citizen helps the country in their own way, we will be able to make a difference. Through a combined effort, our country will be able to change the world for the better, as a nation of united peoples is much stronger than a nation of disconnected peoples.
Aside from the similarities in backgrounds, Americans share a set of core values as well. Kennedy uses ethical appeals in his speech to further unite the country while also adding to his credibility as a newly elected president. He swears the same oath set by “our forebears” in front of the country to show his commitment to the survival of basic human rights “because it is right” (Kennedy). As a people, we are committed to the promotion of human rights and peace as well, and by showing his commitment to these ideals, he is able to prove his credibility through a shared set of ethics with the audience. Kennedy’s impressive credibility parallels the same credibility that is ideal in the American nation. This connection between the president─ who has the ability to make an impact on the world─ and the audience shows that the people have the same ability to make an impact on the world. This increases the audience’s desire to accept this call to action, and results in an effective speech as well.
Along with uniting the American populace as one, Kennedy unites the human populace as one. He refers to allies whom we share “cultural and spiritual origins”, our sister countries, and the United Nations, and makes a pledge to the many different societies of the world (Kennedy). By referencing the common cultures, borders, and goals we share with countries throughout the world, he continues to develop his theme of unification. This ties together people from around the world as “citizens of the world” (Kennedy). As one people and one race, we can work together to accomplish our shared goals. Throughout his speech, Kennedy uses shared ethics and backgrounds to unite citizens of America and citizens of the world to accomplish the same goals that also unite us together.
In this speech, Kennedy aims to accomplish two main objectives: unification of Americans and humans, and to call his audience to duty. His use of shared backgrounds and ethics is extremely effective in connecting the country and world as one, while also working to strengthen his call to duty. This call is also based on an argument of logical and emotional appeals. The entire speech is structured in a logical way that flows from point to point, and makes sense overall. Stronger than the appeal to logic, however, is the appeal to emotions. Feelings such as pride and hope are contrasted with emotions such as fear and pity, and this contrast works to evoke powerful emotions in the audience. Negative sentiments, such as the pity felt for people in “huts and villages” attempting to cast off “the chains of poverty” are used to propel the people into action (Kennedy). These unwanted feelings create a desire among all to eradicate these emotions─ and their causes. Additionally, when contrasted with the sensations of hope and pride created through the unification of American and world citizens, this emphasizes the desire for increased pride and hope. And this can only be accomplished through rising to Kennedy’s challenge and answering his call to duty.
Strong appeals to morals and emotions are important aspects of Kennedy’s inaugural speech, which was aimed at uniting the people of the world as one by referencing their commonalities− such as shared backgrounds, cultures, and values. Kennedy creates connections between the different societies and groups of people in the world to emphasize his powerful call to duty, which serves to further unite the audience together with a common goal to ensure that we can all live in a world of peace and stability, where basic human rights are protected for everyone.
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