He encouraged the cadets to make duty, honor and country their watchword and live up to the expectations of those words. The author was able to persuade his audience in whose seat he was seated fifty nine years ago, by effective combining the three elements of rhetorical analysis which are ethos, logos and …show more content…
Attaining the rank of five star general is the peak of his profession as a soldier even the occasion of the acceptance of the award is a confirmation of that fact when he said “ Coming from a profession I have served so long, and a people I have loved so well, it fill me with an emotion I cannot express.” General Douglas MacArthur’s credibility, reputation and success gave him an advantage to speak to the graduates of West point as a subject matter expert in his noble