Ronald Reagan's Speech Rhetorical Devices

On June 6, 1944, American Rangers embarked on a mission that not all would live to see completed. In the midst of World War II, the Rangers were dropped off at the bottom of a towering cliff, Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France, where they ascended the rocky terrain under enemy fire. Fighting against the evils of the Axis Powers, the Allies Troops persisted through the day until being relieved the next morning by troops from Omaha beach. On the same day, forty years later, royalties of the Allied countries joined together atop the cliff at Pointe du Hoc to listen to President Ronald Reagan give a speech commemorating the bravery of the Allied troops. Utilizing his magisterial credibility, President Reagan played to the audience's emotions with sensory detail of the hardships endured by the soldiers and rhetorical devices to unite everyone for a common purpose: to protect and defend democracy …show more content…
Utilizing sensory details such as “The air was dense with the smoke and the cries of men, and the air was filled with the crack of rifle fire and the roar of cannon,” President Reagan brought to life the dangers that the Rangers faced. Leaving the most stirring fact for the end the introduction, President Reagan addressed that only ninety Rangers could still bear arms when 250 had originally arrived. Using an anaphora, President Reagan emphasized the accomplishments of the Rangers, naming them “the boys of Pointe du Hoc,” and crediting them as “champions” and “heroes.” His logic was accurate, as the Rangers put their own lives at risk in attempt to save others. With the amount of facts President Reagan presented, there was no doubt that he conveyed logos as well as

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