In Pope Francis’ speech to congress and citizens of the United States, he addresses many subjects while showing his great appreciation for the country. The pope speaks of topics such as problems and challenges the United States and the rest of the world are currently facing. He urges the audience to create change in order to heal many of the country’s difficulties. While speaking of many of the issues such as the refugee crisis and world poverty, the Pope gives advice on how to create resolutions and bring these various problems to an end. Throughout his powerful speech, Pope Francis utilizes rhetorical tools to persuade his audience to create change.
First, Pope Francis creates an admirable tone with constructive criticism in order to portray…show more content… Also, he establishes his authority through his identity of the Pope of the Christian World. His reputation is pre-established due to him being one of the most powerful figures in the world. Furthermore, Pope Francis is able to appeal to reason when speaking of the United States’ immigration policy. He explains, “Millions of people came to this land to pursue their dream of building a new future in freedom. We, the people of this continent, are not fearful of foreigners because most of us were once foreigners” (Francis). Pope Francis reasons that we should not be afraid of or deny foreigners in this country because we were all once foreigners. This strong argument helps the pope to persuade his audience that change should be made to the current immigration policy. Finally, Pope Francis appeals to the mental state of his audience when speaking of the arms trade. The pope questions, “Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society? The answer is simply for money: money that is drenched in blood, often innocent blood” (Francis). By explaining the arms trade, Pope Francis makes the audience feel guilt and dismal because the sale of weapons occurring all around them is taking innocent lives. He uses the metaphor of money drenched in innocent blood to further appeal to the emotions of the audience. By making the audience afraid of the consequences of the arms trade, the pope is able to persuade them to try to end it at