Which sentence best demonstrates the use of an emdtional appeal in the adapted excerpt from John F. Kennedy's "Inaugural Address
"? We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom-symbolizing an end as well as a beginning-signifying renewal as well
as change. For I have sworn before you the same oath our forebears recommended nearly a century and three quarters ago.
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to remove all forms of human poverty and all forms of human
life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs that our forebears fought for are still an issue in the world today, the belief that the rights of man
come not from the generosity of the state but from our intended purpose.
We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike,
that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans. Americans born in this century, changed by war, disciplined by peace, proud
of our heritage, and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and
to which we are committed today at home and around the world.
"Americans born in this country, changed by ...has always been committed..."
Explanation:
The reason why this is a use of an emotional appeal is that it focuses on the pride that Americans have and the strong connection they have to their country. Another appeal to emotion would be, "...we are the heirs of that first revolution." a sense of strong American pride is shown here as well because of the emotional appeal of perseverance against the odds to fight for what you believe in.
