"President John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address" Identify two rhetorical devices used in the speech.

Kennedy is using the word "fellow" to be put as equal to the other Americans. He is evoking a sense of patriotism and brotherhood out of the citizens.

"Now the trumpet summons us again—not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need—not as a call to battle, though embattled we are—but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle"

Here he is appealing to the ethic and moral duties of the citizens.

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Logos:

"The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life."

This is an example of logos, or an appeal to logic. In these lines, Kennedy states that humankind now has enough resources and enough technology to be able to end all poverty, but also end all life through the use of nuclear weapons. This is a logical argument that Kennedy developed from objective observations of the world.

Pathos:

"Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans--born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage..."

This is an example of pathos, or an appeal to emotion. In this example, Kennedy employs many emotional words in order to persuade the audience of feeling proud about being American and having such a history and heritage.