Logos And Pathos In President Ronald Reagan's Speech

In the extract of President Ronald Reagan speech, Reagan discusses the critical necessity for freedom in countries and the lacking of it in Communist worlds, such as the Soviet Union. He achieves this by incorporating logos and pathos, to persuade the audience to question their own beliefs and see his point of view, multiple uses of repetition to enforce his views and thoughts, and several examples of syntax to further amplify the purpose of his essay.

Logos and pathos are both used regularly by Reagan in his speech in order to persuade his listeners of taking his words into consideration and swaying their opinions. He uses pathos to emotionally persuade people by directly addressing General Secretary Gorbachev, to open the gate and tear down the Berlin wall if he truly sought peace, prosperity and liberalization. To the audience, it would seem ridiculous not to agree with Reagan’s statement, which is something both Reagan and Gorbachev would know. Reagan later on utilizes logos to persuade the audience through

T In the first paragraph, there are two parallel sentences used to create a pattern and make the sentence flow easily. Reagan uses parallel sentences to compare the West and the Communist world, descripting the West in a positive and advancing light and the Communist world, specifically the Soviet Union, in a negative and declining light.he majority of Reagan’s essay consists of simple sentences paired with commas, causing the sentences to become blunt, while still providing a clarity of ideas, at the expense of depth of meaning. However towards the end of the speech, the sentences go from simple to more complex, resulting in a pattern and flexibility. The combination of logos and pathos, repetition and syntax results in a powerful and moving essay. Reagan is able to persuade the audience of his point of view, while still maintaining a caring