President Lincoln, King George VI, and President F. Roosevelt all gave speeches in the face of conflict and they used ethos, pathos and logos to persuade their audience of ethos and logos. arguments they presented. They used ethos to prove their credibility and trustworthiness, pathos to attract their audience and connect with them on an emotional level, and logos to support their information and arguments with logical reasoning. Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address was delivered on Monday, March 4. , 1861 to his fellow citizens of the United States. In order to preserve the Union, President Lincoln needed the support of both North and South. Southerners despised Lincoln because they believed he wanted to outlaw slavery. President Lincoln assured in his speech that he would not interfere with slavery in the South and implored the Confederate States to reconcile with the North. President Lincoln used logos, philosophy, and pathos to please his audience throughout his speech. President Lincoln appealed to his audience using logos by providing the logical reasoning behind the slavery conflict, which was primarily aimed at the South. President Lincoln let his audience know that as president you can only enforce laws already on the books, so the question of whether or not he was going to outlaw slavery had already been settled in the Constitution. President Lincoln referenced the Constitution throughout his speech using logic to explain to his people the reasoning, laws, and logic of why they could not secede. President Lincoln continues to address primarily the South and talk about slavery, adding an ethical appeal to his speech. President Lincoln said: "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to...... middle of paper...... He showed his people in his speech that he was a strong leader and that he had the mentality necessary to overcome a war. . Not only did he appeal to ethos, but he also emotionally connected to his people through pathos. The king asked them to stand firm and unite in this time of trial. The king did not ask them to do this, but rather he asked them to do this. By using this formal approach to reaching out to the nation, he showed that he cared about them on a respective level. The king did not denigrate the nation by giving this speech. He made this speech as formal as possible because this speech was given a day before the outbreak of World War II and he wanted to show the nation that he cared and that they could overcome this time of terror. By using these rhetorical devices, the king empowered the nation and reminded his citizens of their strength and abilities to overcome life's adversity..