Question

Respond to these questions. Cite evidence from the text to support your positions.

What parts of Roosevelt's speech did you find to be strongest? What parts did you find to be weakest? Discuss Roosevelt's reasoning and his rhetoric.

How valid did you find Roosevelt's evidence? Was it sufficient, credible, and relevant?

Did Roosevelt use any logical fallacies or fallacious reasoning? If so, where in the speech did he do so?

How was the experience of listening to the speech different from the experience of reading it? In which form were you better able to notice and evaluate the reasoning and rhetoric in Roosevelt's argument?

Answer 1

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror that paralyses needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." The weakest: depending on the readers interpretation. Roosevelt's evidence was sufficient, credible, relevant. The use of ethos, pathos, and logos were widely used to enhance the speech or make the speech powerful.

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Answer 2

The strongest part is "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror that paralyses needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." The weakest: depending on the readers interpretation. Roosevelt's evidence was sufficient, credible, relevant. The use of ethos, pathos, and logos were widely used to enhance the speech or make the speech powerful.