JFK Speech – Group Essays
Clarification and Elaboration
Example #1
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“This quote appeals to logos. His
effectiveness is very strong.”
You can’t comment on the effectiveness until
you have clearly explained the logos appeal. I
don’t care about the effectiveness if I haven’t
understood the example.
Example #2
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“Kennedy appeals to pathos when he is telling every
nation, Old allies, the new states, the people in huts
and villages, the sister republic, the assembly of
sovereign states, the united nation, and all who are
adversaries of America, that while he is in office he
wants for everyone to come together. He wants
cooperation and assistance to create the strong
bond between everyone. Doing this he creates hope
because he is so optimistic about America being
united.”
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“Kennedy appeals to pathos when he is telling every
nation, Old allies, the new states, the people in huts
and villages, the sister republic, the assembly of
sovereign states, the united nation, and all who are
adversaries of America, that while he is in office he
wants for everyone to come together. He wants
cooperation and assistance to create the strong
How does
“he
wants hope
bond between everyone. Doing
this he
creates
everyone
to come
because he is so optimisticfor
about
America
being
together” an appeal to
united.”
pathos? Explain.
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“Kennedy appeals to pathos when he is telling every
Wanting everyone to come
nation,
Old
the new states, the people in huts
together
does
not allies,
necessarily
create
hope.
Draw the
and
villages,
the sister republic, the assembly of
connection for me. Spell it
sovereign
the united nation, and all who are
out.
AND how is states,
this
connected
to pathos
adversaries
of(as
America, that while he is in office he
stated in your topic
wants for everyone to come together. He wants
sentence)?
cooperation and assistance to create the strong
bond between everyone. Doing this he creates
hope because he is so optimistic about America
being united.”
Example #3
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“Using “we,” “our,” and “us,” made president
Kennedy appeal to ethos with his audience.
He makes them think as a whole and makes
them feel his words should be trusted.
Including them all together on a level with him
he establishes his credibility which helps him
work toward getting his purpose understood.”
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“Using “we,” “our,” and “us,” made president
Kennedy appeal to ethos with his audience.
He makes them think as a whole and
makes them feel his words should be
trusted. Including them all together on a level
with him he establishes his credibility which
helps him work toward getting his purpose
How? What does he say or
understood.”
do to make them feel this
way? Does he use certain
words that have a certain
connotation? Explain. Spell
it out for me.
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“Using “we,” “our,” and “us,” made president
Kennedy appeal to ethos with his audience.
He makes them think as a whole and makes
them feel his words should be trusted.
Including them all together on a level with
him he establishes his credibility which helps
Howgetting
is he doing
this?
I think you are
him work toward
his
purpose
referring to the “we” part, but you need to
understood.” connect the use of those words with their
effect. Don’t make me guess at your
meanings. Don’t jump to conclusions
thinking I’ll “get” what you are trying to say.
Example #4
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“Ethos comes with a few tropes and
schemes. Asyndeton, allusion, and periodic
sentences are commonly used. They add a
stronger effect into everything he is saying.
The asyndeton sentences add a sense of
urgency and the periodic sentences make
him appear serious and vulnerable.”
How does asyndeton create a sense of urgency?
Explain it to me. Spell out the cause and effect
relationship. The same advice applies to the
periodic sentence example.
Example #5
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“During this speech he uses diction in an effective
way. He continuously uses we and us. Including
his people in every aspect of his journey, but the
most dynamic use of it is when he addresses the
"adversary" of America. Instead of everyone as
opposed to defining them as someone we hate, he
defines them as someone on an opposing side. The
audience in which this speech is addressed to
ultimately
suppose
to feelfor
optimism
hope
about
Show the
opposite
effect.and
“We”
and
the“us”
speech.”
implies inclusion whereas “I” and
“you” would indicate an opposition.
Therefore, the effect is….
JFK Speech – Group Essays
Usage
Example #1
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1. Addressing the people in the beginning
(like the vice president) doesn’t establish
credibility. It doesn’t show that he knows
important people because he is the most
important person at this occasion.
Remember, he’s the president!
Example #2
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Incorrect: “The speaker uses good diction”
Correct: The speaker’s diction…”
Example #3
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Incorrect: “ethos comes with..”
Incorrect: “made president Kennedy appeal
to ethos”
Correct: The author/speaker
builds/establishes his ethos
Correct: The author’s/speaker’s ethos is…
Example #4
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Incorrect: The audience is suppose to
think….
Correct: The audience is supposed to think
Example #5
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Incorrect: “establishes pathos”
Correct: appeals to pathos
Establish ethos
Appeal to pathos, logos