Rhetorical Analysis Of Ronald Reagans Red Glare - 1180 Words

Reagan’s Red Glare During a time of terrifying darkness, a time of rising hostility, there stood two giants, menacingly staring down the other. One giant in the eastern hemisphere, named the USSR, and the other giant in the western hemisphere, the United States of America. As the two stared each other down, reaching closer and closer to war, a man stood up; determined to make the world a better place. This man spoke out against the USSR and the vices within the United States. This man was Ronald Reagan, the leader of the United States. With the fervor and duty of a leader, he climbed on top of the American giant, armed with diligence and the will of his people. On top, he began his speech against the Soviet Union, driving passion†¦show more content†¦By allowing himself to speak from the heart, the mundane details in his speech turn into key points of his speech. This aspect of his rhetoric enhanced his words, acting as a shimmering light for the distraught and the ho peless acting similarly as moths to a flame. His usage of pathos diffused through the crowds, allowing them to pick up his passion and his fervor. Reagan even directly uses emotion to rile up the crowd by attacking the notion of discouragement, telling the people that they are actively contributing towards a new spiritual awakening. (â€Å"American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan†). His rhetoric definitely utilized emotion to great extents, but his speech didn’t total out to emotion. He had to pierce through hearts of stone as well, leading towards his use of logos. For the pragmatic, the thoughts of imminent nuclear warfare terrified any rational being, whether Soviet or American. Reagan had to find a way to reason his way with not visions of hope, but with answers. He began by starting off with homeland affairs, discussing issues such as infanticide and abortions, stating statistics. For instance, he spoke against abortions claiming that they took the lives of â€Å"one and a half million†, adding on that his legislation will end such a practice. (â€Å"American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan†) Outside of abortion, Reagan also champions the fact that he himself benefits the country by protecting handicapped and