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September 12, 1962, John F. Kennedy delivered a speech at Rice University talking about how and why the United States will put the first man on the moon. JFK was determined to not allow the Soviets to go down in history as the pioneers of space exploration. JFK uses pathos and logos to help pursuade the American people the descision to go to the moon. Kennedy's word choices was to strengthen his pathos by appealing to the audience self identity as American people. He use words like "we" and "our" throughout his speech. At the beginning of his speech he uses "my fellow citizens." These word choices are making him sound more relatable and is creating a sense of nationalism among the audience. By using the audience pride he achieves

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