In the movie, Independence Day, the President of the United States of America (Thomas J. Whitmore) delivers a speech to encourage and empower the civilian and trained fighter pilots about to attack an alien ship. The president is fueled by his Ethos, his leadership in a time of crisis such as an alien invasion brings admiration from his constituents. There is a sense of trust and respect from the onlookers of the speech and there is an uproar of approval when the president finishes. The president, however does not use Logos nearly as much as his Ethos. There is not much reasoning in his speech, there is more attempts to pull emotions. However a section that can be argued as Logos is when he tells the audience “We [Mankind] can't be consumed
