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Rhetorical Analysis Of General Douglas Macarthur

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West Point recognized General Douglas MacArthur for his exceptional contribution to his country. On May 12, 1962, the acceptance speech was given at West Point. He began his speech by speaking with the doorman, explaining the difficult labor he had to accomplish and how he was feeling many different emotions. And in his speech, he also discusses how winning this award is a sign of brilliance as well as something to be honored. He delivered his speech at an award-receiving ceremony, which was the reason for the event. The audience consists of United States Military Academy cadets.

He explains the virtues that American soldiers ought to demonstrate: duty, honor, and country. Those three phrases become the West Point School's motto or slogan. General MacArthur argues that in military school, you …show more content…

"Duty, Honor, and Country" are the rallying principles of General MacArthur's address. He argues that the rallying points are there to generate bravery when courage appears to be lacking, to reclaim faith when faith appears to be lacking, and to produce hope when hope appears to be …show more content…

MacArthur employs pathos by connecting emotions to the scenarios he discusses in his speech. He employs Logos to highlight the difficulties troops endure as a result of his own military experiences. It shows that MacArthur uses his arguments to stir up emotion. He uses emotions to tie into the scenarios he addresses in his speech. He also uses imagery throughout his speech to draw conditions and feelings to subjects of praise and feelings that tie the audience with the soldiers. General MacArthur uses fallacies to strengthen his speech and make it more ambitious to disagree with. One way MacArthur uses the fallacy is in his example of "poisoning the

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