Speaker: Barack Obama
Audience: fellow Americans
Topic: combating ISIS and terrorism
Text: informing the nation on his plan to destroy the ISIL terrorist organization. It's a strategy for defending the country and destroying ISIL.
The purpose is to destroy ISIL and prevent future terrorist attacks.
Rhetorical situation: Obama is giving a speech to america and is informing them of their plan to destroy ISIL, the terrorist organization. It's basically a speech with an audience which makes it a rhetorical situation.
2 strategies:
-appealing to all Americans
-being affirmative and confident
Ethos: in beginning, Obama establishes their credibility by describing their previous victories over other terrorist attacks, such as Osama Bin Laden.
Pathos: he uses words to create a vivid mental picture in the minds of his audience.