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Sunday, October 4, 2015
Pathos: JFK's Moon Shot Speech to Congress
John F. Kennedy does a very successful job at appealing to the emotions of the audience. In this case, the audience is 435 members of Congress. In his speech, he attempts to appeal to the egos of the members by comparing them to the Soviet Union. JFK continuously refers to the Soviets success in order to motivate and encourage Americans to want further expand their knowledge of space. His confidence and drive makes Americans want to have pride in their nation. Winning the Space Race will enable America to have a lead on the Soviet Union, which will boost their egos. In addition, JFK uses "we" in order show the nation that he is not above them and they all must work together. Imagination is a key idea when thinking about pathos. The whole idea of space is open to curiosities that JFK is confident he can diminish.
Zach, I think it is a very well written post! I really liked how you specifically picked out who the speech was appealing to and how it was doing so. However, it might be helpful to further expand on the audience's curiosities of space and why JFK feels he should diminish them. To do this, maybe adding a hyperlink would be beneficial. Otherwise really good work!
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I agree with Marielle Gerber, this post was well written. I liked that you stated how Kennedy's confidence inspires Americans. However, I feel that you could have explained how comparing Congress to the Soviet Union impacted their egos.
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