Obama Ethos Pathos Logos

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Throughout this speech, a couple of things stood out to me which were kind of weird. Pathos, Ethos, and Logos are all expressed into this speech. Pathos was used in the beginning of the speech when Obama described scenarios of sad situations. For example, he used the imagery of an empty dinner table. Kids growing up without their mother or father. Families not being able to see the achievements that their kids encounter. Ethos is used as details that they provided on the attack. For example, how Obama clarified the date of both attacks. Obama used Logos, mostly in the end, where he repeats that the operation is not finished. He repeats over and over that this is not the end. The value in this speech is dependent on the pronouns being used,

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