Rhetorical Devices1
"It is a new field, in which...It is a new field, in which...It is a new field, in which
What is Anaphora
"really arrived in the world with such a shattering reality and suddenness that there was no opportunity for the edges to be worn off"
What is Metaphor
Oppenheimers title: Director of Los Alamos Scientists
What is Ethos
The speaker of the speech
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer thinks there is no upside to atomic weaponry
False
"There are things which we hold very dear, and I think rightly hold very dear"
What is Repetition
"It is not possible to be a scientist unless you believe...it is not possible, unless you think that it is of the highest value to share your knowledge... It is not possible to be a scientist unless you believe that"
What is Anaphora
"It is not possible to be a scientist unless you believe that it is good to learn"
What is Logos
The specific audience of the speech
Who are Los Alamos Scientists
Oppenheimer primarily relies on pathos to persuade
False - Logos, Rhetorical devices
“I think it is true to say that atomic weapons are a peril which affect everyone in the world, and in that sense a completely common problem"
What is Consonance
"Well, we know that atomic weapons are in principle possible, and it is not right that the threat of their unrealized possibility should hang over the world"
The point is that atomic weapons constitute also a field, a new field, and a new opportunity for realizing preconditions
What is Ethos
Direct, Solemn, Philosophical, Respectful
What is the Tone
Oppenheimer believes a scientists biggest loyalty is to their fraternity of scientists
False - Humanity