The Great Arsenal of Democracy In December of 1940, the Allied and Axis Powers have been at war for over a year now. The Allied Powers are battling against the Axis to take down the supremacist leader, Hitler, as he continues his reign to conquer Europe and rid the continent of all undesirables. These undesirables included anyone who was against Hitler, Jewish people, and those who spoke out against his fascist views to praise communism or democracy. The Axis Powers, composing of Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria shadowed in the number of countries in the Allied Powers, which was embodied by seventeen countries including Great Britain, France, and eventually the United States. At this point in the war, the Axis Powers seemed …show more content…
He emphasizes his topic point with seriousness, the reasons for carrying out a specific task, makes a commitment with great exuberance, appeals to all divisions in the population, and exemplifies his confidence with patriotism. Roosevelt begins his speech with a tone of seriousness as he stresses his speech “is not a fireside chat” to immediately capture the attention of his audience (Roosevelt). His audience consisted of all radio listeners, because his speech was broadcasted live. Roosevelt gives a brief history of the past decade, refers to a previous speech he had made about banking crises, and indicates that he would like to address the same population with a new crisis. The President states his main topic after recapping the country’s recent history as he states the Nazi are no longer controllable and the United States of America will be supporting the Allied Powers. He immediately dissipates all doubt by confirming that Americans “never can and never will” become any sort of dictatorship or conform to any method of it. In his speech, he also refers to all kinds of people, as a way to appeal to the different people in his audience. He states different jobs and occupations of different classes: “small shopkeeper, the farmer…the widows, and the old men” (Roosevelt). After he has stated all points and evidences to assist his call to the people, he concluded by referring to …show more content…
On many an occasion during his address, he refers to himself as President to position himself as a trustworthy authority for the decision he is making as a representative of the people. When quoting a line from another woman he had encountered, he includes her calling him “Mr. President” to assure maximum reliance (Roosevelt). During the speech, he had to keep in mind to let the people know specifically that they are not entering the war, just aiding a particular side. His ultimate purpose for this decision to help the Allies occurred from the thought of the country’s national safety being compromised. He uses a tone of superiority to make certain the citizens know their protection is his utmost priority, which leads him to the decisions he is making. Ethos is also used as a sense of ethical appeal, as Roosevelt uses to convince that it is a responsibility of the American people to contribute, if not fight in the war. He is blunt to state the people cannot “escape danger, or the fear of danger” by simply “crawling into bed” or “pulling the cover over [their] heads” (Roosevelt). By using such influential phrases, he suggests to the country that it is a moral obligation, or even ethically correct to contribute to the needs of