Why does Roosevelt provide all the details he does in paragraphs 5-10? He not only uses repetition, but he also names specific geographical places. What is his strategy, is this an effective way to speak to the American people at this time?

What is the effect of his words in paragraph 15, in your view?

Compare and contrast the rhetoric in this Address and in the "Gettysburg Address", another wartime Address. Try to identify why there may be similarities and differences between the two, what effects were the authors trying to elicit?

Compare and contrast the rhetoric in this Address and in Paine's persuasive writing, said to have been spoken by General Washington to his troops. Try to identify why there may be similarities and differences between the two, what effects were the authors trying to elicit?

Why does Roosevelt argue that the Japanese, in effect, have declared war upon the United States? He asks that Congress declare "a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire" (508). He could have outright declared war upon Japan, using fire-and-brimstone rhetoric in order to win people over to the idea. Why did he handle the issue this way instead? How does he appeal to his audience?