USA HISTORY

Which rhetorical appeal does Lincoln mostly use in section 1 of the address?

(A) ** Ethos

(B) Pathos

(C) Logos

(D) Rhetorical question

Concept note-1: -2a) Which rhetorical appeal does Lincoln mostly use in section 1 of the address? It takes the listeners back to a time when they were united. It reminds the listeners of the time when they fought together against a common foe in the Revolutionary War.

Concept note-2: -President Lincoln utilizes multiple rhetorical strategies in his Second Inaugural Address, including dehortatio, anaphora, and expert manipulation of pathos, in order to achieve his purpose of invigorating the people to work for a brighter future.

Concept note-3: -Lincoln used the pathos, or emotional appeal, of the speech to inspire his audience into enduring further suffering of the Civil War as they took up the burden of the fallen soldiers.

Concept note-4: -In his appeal to reason, Lincoln uses more specific rhetorical strategies such as the use of tautology, litote, and anechdotes in order to appeal to his audiences reason. This no more obvious than in the second and third paragraphs of the passage where Lincoln utilizes his appeal to his audience’s reason the best.

Concept note-5: -With his use of personification and religious allusion, President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address hopes to unify the country at one of its darkest times. His brief speech creates a firm tone in hopes that he can establish his authority and rebuild the nation.