I feel as if President Eisenhower was trying to convince the country that the work he was doing needed to be continued by the new President coming in.
The President used a lot of pathos in his speech to help his ideas. By using words like "my countrymen" he relates to everyone, and puts them on the same ground. Making them feel equal to the President, and that he does truly care about what is going on. Not to mention in his conclusion he says that, " need to be strong in our faith that all nations, under God, will reach the goal of peace with justice." by using religion and himself in his conclusion he makes one believe that he some how will still be apart in the government, even though his Presidency is up.
He also uses a lot of logos throughout his speech to show the people that what he saying is actually true, and needs to be heard. In one point he talked about the future of America and how it is forever growing smaller. He explained that the weakest of people needed to be as confident as the rest. Which to most people seems quite logical, everyone has been taught to work for what they want. So to bring this point up shows his logical standpoint into his speech.
I believe that ethos was a little harder to find in this document. By talking this much about how America needs to grow, and what needs to be done in the years to come makes me believe that he only cares about himself. That he wanted what he did out there in the open, and forever recorded. He also wanted to make it certain that the next President had huge expectations to live up to. And he used this speech as a perfect example.
I believe that what Eisenhower said is convincing. By using common words and relating government business with normal people he makes it easy for people to relate to him. Then in tale, having people believe what he was saying. I do not think he should have put such emphasis on what needed to be done, because he will no longer be President. And someone else needs to lead the way, maybe a little differently even.
