Brandon Denker Professor Berret English 1010 21 September 2013 A Date Which Will Live in Infamy The Franklin

D. Roosevelt Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation is was written and delivered to the Congress of the United States of America on December 8th,1941. President Roosevelt uses the rhetorical triangle and all of its three elements on December 7th, 1941 when the Japanese Empire attacked the United States Naval base of Pearl Harbor by surprise. The address to the nation is also known as the Infmay Speech. The rhetorical triangle is clearly outlined in this speech. President Roosevelt , the Japanese Ambassador to the United States, and the United States Secretary of State are the first representation of the triangle in form of Ethos. If we first talk about President Roosevelt. He is the person delivering the speech. The audience has a clear understanding for his knowledge and reliability pertaining to the matter at hand. He owns his words. President Roosevelt then continues to speak on a recent response from the Japanese Ambassador of the United States to the U.S Secretary of State. Outlining the fact the the United States had received a message from the Japanese Ambassador showing no signs of threat or attack by Japan. The message was received on hour after Pearl Harbor had been attacked. President Roosevelt borrows credibility from the Japanese Ambassador only to exploit him and support his next argument. Another form of ethos. Roosevelts continues to gain support of his audience by using the element of logos. He begins to state hard facts to support the matter of being attacked by surprise by the Japanese. 1.It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. 2. Many

American lives have been lost. 3. American ships have been torpedoed in the high water between San Francisco and Honolulu. President Roosevelt continues to state facts of Japans actions since the attack on Pearl Harbor. Stating that Japan has attacked the island of Hong Kong, Guam, Philippine Island, Midway Island and Wake Island. After giving factual information throughout his speech President Roosevelt then moves to persuade the audience into his closing statement. The president takes a stand . As Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense. With this statement given the time of the speech the president will have to do little to convince and persuade his audience. In turn he comforts them by saying we will defend ourselves to the uttermost, but we will make it very certain that this form of treachery will never again endanger us. The president has now made it clear to he has sworn to protect the United States at all costs. He now has the attention and full support of the audience. A clear representaiton of pathos. The conclusion of this speech is done to absolute perfection. President Roosevelt asks his audience (congress) to declare war on Japan. He ties his conclusion directly into the introduction and thesis statement by stating since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.

Work Cited 1. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrpearlharbor.htm