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How Does Lyndon B Johnson Use Ethos Pathos Logos

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Lastly, additionally to using literary devices, diction, and sentence length, Lyndon B. Johnson uses pathos to impact his audience more prominently and emphasize his purpose in an emotional sense. Johnson frequently uses pathos in his speech, which all have the same effect, either for reflection, unity, attention, or connection. In Lines 6-7 (“So it was at Lexington and Concord. So it was a century ago at Appomattox. So it was last week in Selma Alabama”), Johnson uses pathos for two reflection as to show how Selma, Alabama will influence U.S history as the other battles of the Revolutionary War and Civil War, respectively. This can also be seen in Lines 17-19 (“Our lives have been marked with debate about great issues -- issues of war and …show more content…

men from the South … twenty years ago”), and in Lines 154-155 (“And I have not the slightest doubt that good men from everywhere in this country, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, from the Golden Gate to the harbors along the Atlantic, will rally now together in this cause to vindicate the freedom of all Americans”) where in all of these lines, everyone is included as there is no excuse from anyone to not be a part of this cause, as well as it brings attention from the audience to the speaker and a connection between both of …show more content…

We must now act in obedience to that oath”). Not only does the last sentence of that line relate to sentence length (where shorter sentences convey a sense of urgency as compared to longer sentences), but it also uses ‘God’ and ‘Constitution’ to base this cause on morals, both religious and patriotic, respectively. Another example is in Lines 245-248 (“Above the pyramid on the great seal of the United States it says in Latin: ‘God has favored our undertaking’ … He really favors the undertaking that we begin here tonight”), where religious sentiments are taken to show that these actions of providing equal rights are just in the eyes of

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