Rhetorical Analysis Of Ronald Reagan's Speech

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Through the use of rhetorical elements such as ethos and pathos, President Ronald Reagan persuades his audience that the Berlin Wall should be torn down. As President of the United States of America, Mr. Reagan represents liberty and he travels to Berlin to deliver his speech about liberty with the people of Berlin. Mr. Reagan appeals to his audience by showing that he stands with them, stating “I still have a suitcase in Berlin.” This shows his ethos, or credibility to the people of Berlin. Mr. Reagan has faith in the people of West Berlin; therefore, Berliners should believe him when he says the Berlin Wall should come down and communism should be ended. Mr. Reagan also uses pathos to persuade his audience. Mr. Reagan challenges General