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U.S. President’s Speech (Armageddon):
Soapstone and Appeals Analysis
Directions: After reading and annotating the speech for appeals, complete the SOAPSTONE chart and answer the
following questions.
Write an example of each rhetorical device from the speech in the boxes bellow
Ethos
“I address you tonight not as the President of the United States, not as the leader of a country, but
as a citizen of humanity”
Pathos
“Through all the chaos that is our history, through all of the wrong and the discord, through all of
the pain and suffering, through all of our times, there is one thing that has nourished our souls,
and elevated our species above its origins, and that is our courage.”
Logos
“The Bible calls this day "Armageddon"-the end of all things.”
Who is the speaker?
What are his/her important
characteristics?
Occasion
What has happened (or is still
Audience
Who is the speaker addressing?
Purpose
What is the speaker’s overall goal? What