The Infamy Speech was a speech given by the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt on December 8, 1941. He did this to appeal to Congress for a formal declaration of war against Japan, after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Within the six-minute speech, Roosevelt used pathos by selecting emotional, polarizing words, repetition, and a passive tone when refering to the attack on the American people. The speech was entirely persuasive - meaning to convince the American people to unite against a common enemy, and for Congress to create the official declaration of war.
