Use of ethos, pathos and logos in Obama's speech on the end of the war in Iraq

President Obama on end of Iraq War

Ethos

            Constantly looking at audience, shows confidence and personal interaction

            Carefully chooses words, sits calmly, shows poise and calmness

            Speaks confidently, makes you believe he has a plan that will work

Pathos

Connects with those related to military members with talk about their service, completion of missions, sacrifices that were made

For those who worry about how Iraq will survive, he assures the audience that we will continue to cooperate with them and help them

Logos

            Talks about how times have changed, it is logical that our combat strategy should as well

Has a plan to remove many troops, but to keep some there to ensure Iraqi progress and safety, we don’t simply leave the Iraqi people alone

Mentions that attacks are significantly lower, elections that drew large turnouts, shows that Iraq is slowly developing and the situation is improving