When Roosevelt delivered his speech, in 1933, The Great Depression had already tormented the United States for three years. His speech was address to the people that still had hope, the people that were tired of not having a place to leave or any money to feed their children. Roosevelt uses logos, pathos, and ethos to express what he feels is the right thing to do in a situation like the Great Depression and to persuade people to follow him in his plans. Logos is the use of logic, such as in FDR speech the First Inaugural Address. Roosevelt uses logos when he says, “our greatest primary task is to put people to work,” and then gives the audience information on how this task may be achieved. Some examples of this is when he says “ It can …show more content…
Pathos is shown when FDR states, “ The rulers of the exchange of mankind’s goods have failed, through their own stubbornness and their own incompetence, have admitted their failures, and have abdicated” (Roosevelt). This statement makes the audience mad, and sort of betrayed by their ancestors. He is indicating that their ancestors are at fault and because of their failures, the people are suffering. His strong vocabulary, such as abdicated, unscrupulous, and exhortations also affected the emotions of the audience. This usage of strong vocabulary helps Roosevelt capture the audience attentions to he can state his argument.
While saying his speech Roosevelt uses Ethos to connect with them to make them know that he is just like them. Ethos could be seen when Roosevelt says, “ In such a spirit on my part and on yours we face our common difficulties” he is states that he is like everyone else. By including himself, Roosevelt connect to the people and make them feel at the same level as Him.
This speech was to give hope to the people and to let them know that they can overcome the Great Depression. In his speech Roosevelt stated, “ It can be helped by insistence that the Federal, State, and the local government act forthwith on the demand that their cost be drastically reduced” (Roosevelt). During his presidency he passed the New Deal which were programs to help end the Great Depression.One of the programs