Another way Kennedy uses logos is his references to history. He states that "Within these last 19 months at least 45 satellites have circled the earth. Some 40 of them were 'made in the United States of America' and they were far more sophisticated and supplied far more knowledge to the people of the world than those of the Soviet Union". Using these facts, Kennedy implies that the United States is far superior in space technology than the Soviet Union. Due to this fact, it would only make logical sense that the United States lead the world in space exploration, by being the first nation to walk the moon. Although he acknowledges that we are behind in manned spaceflight specifically, he mentions that the United States had led the world in all the recent technological revolutions, and saw no reason why the space race should be any different.
A rhetorical analysis of presidential speeches given during the space race and modern eras.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Logos in JFK's Moon Speech
Another way Kennedy uses logos is his references to history. He states that "Within these last 19 months at least 45 satellites have circled the earth. Some 40 of them were 'made in the United States of America' and they were far more sophisticated and supplied far more knowledge to the people of the world than those of the Soviet Union". Using these facts, Kennedy implies that the United States is far superior in space technology than the Soviet Union. Due to this fact, it would only make logical sense that the United States lead the world in space exploration, by being the first nation to walk the moon. Although he acknowledges that we are behind in manned spaceflight specifically, he mentions that the United States had led the world in all the recent technological revolutions, and saw no reason why the space race should be any different.
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I really like that quote about our human comprehension--that seems like a place where appeals to logos and pathos work together inextricably.
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