Kennedy Rhetoric Devices

Many people have dreamed about going into space. It is filled with many stars and constellations, planets, the moon, and many other wonders. Kennedy's purpose was to send America to the moon and in order to do that, he needed support from the people of the United States. John Kennedy uses the rhetoric devices repetition, pathos, and allusion in order to persuade people to support America going to the moon. To have the audience remember his speech, Kennedy emphasizes repetition. He kept repeating certain words like "one" and "we" for example. The purpose of him repeating these words is to tell the audience that they all should work together and support one another. He also kept repeating the word "first". America has had many "firsts" throughtout history. Kennedy says, "America has ridden the first waves of industrial revolution, the first waves of modern invention, and the first wave of nuclear power." He keeps repeating the word "first" to tell the audience that America has been first many times and intends to be first once again in the race for space. Another device Kennedy uses is pathos in order to make the audience feel emotions and let their feelings lead them to supporting America to go to the moon. For example, Kennedy says, "This year's space budget is three times what it was in January 1961.... the budget now stands at $5,400 million dollars a year, yet somewhat less than we pay for cigarettes and cigars each year." He says this to make the people feel guilty. The space budget may be more than 5 million dollars but the amount of money people spend for smoking is more! Kennedy wants it to be the other way around where people will give more money for the space exploration instead of wasting it on cigarettes. This should make many people feel guilty and therefore, have them stop spending their money for smoking and instead donate to the space budget. Kennedy applies allusion to attract the audience's attention and build up their confidence. He alludes