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John F Kennedy Ethos Pathos Logos

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President John F. Kennedy expresses his disapproval towards America’s steel industries in his speech on April 10, 1962. Although Kennedy is a Harvard graduate whose bank account could handle the increase, he takes a stand with the American people who were just the opposite of him. He rallies these people through his use of rhetorical strategies such as logos, pathos, and anaphoras. Every part of Kennedy’s speech uses logos in some form. Whether he is giving facts, quoting other members of the government or simply tugging on pure logic, Kennedy uses this to gain their trust. In the second paragraph, he lists off multiple things that are going on that already take a toll on the people but yet the steel industries increase their

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