Faith in America

By adopting an authoritative voice, Mitt Romney increases the audiences’ confidence in his message. As an example, in the beginning he quotes John Adams and throughout the speech he quotes other historic figures and references them in relation to his topic of faith in America. Presenting himself as a presidential candidate and therefore a political figure, he shows his knowledge for the country’s history and his appreciation for the founding fathers of our country.

In his message he tells the audience his appreciation for other faiths by sharing their various practices that he would like in his own church. He mentions Catholics, Evangelicals, Pentecostals, Lutherans, Jews and Muslims. By mentioning other religions and showing respect for their practices he is able to make a connection with not only members of those faiths, but any reader in America with the belief of religious freedom. Even though I am not any of those religions, he gains my respect that not only does he know their practices, but he admires them.

Finally, we get to the part of his argument that appeals to the logical side of one’s mind or the more logic thinking audience. One of the counter arguments he brings up is the effort by some to eliminate God or any reference to religion from the nation and its practices. He references the belief that it does not encourage people to think on their own, especially Atheists and Agnostics.  To refute the argument he again references the rounding of the country, the fact that it was made not on one religious platform, but the belief that there is a higher power looking out for our country and its proceedings.