With one eighth of the population being African American, and with most of the African American population residing in the south, it was believed that the main cause for war for the South was to keep slaves for labor. It was mentioned that neither side wanted war, but no matter what, it was inevitable in the end. At this point, pathos is introduced. The North and South, although different, had one common interest at heart as a whole: the Bible. The majority of both sides followed the word of God. Lincoln applies logos to reason that God no longer wanted slavery. An analogy was used, which was the sword, which can be any weapon to cause