Rhetorical Analysis Of Ethos And Pathos

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Similarities and Differences about the rhetorical appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos, and Kairos) of the Kennedy, Jefferson, and Lincoln readings

From these readings, there is clear evidence that the speeches were very persuasive and so they influenced the people to visualize life in newer a perspective. Today, many scholars have studies these speeches and there is Conesus that the speeches have some similarities and differences too. After examining these speeches, I want to analyze these similarities and difference about the rhetorical appeals with regard to ethos, pathos, logos, and Kairos.
First, the speeches use the “God” as the creator of all people. This is one common similarity which makes people feel equal under God, a characteristic

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