Petition to the President
A Petition to the United States President
In the Article “A Petition to the United States President” Leo Szilard, the author expresses his concern about the use of atomic power. Szilard is a scientist who works with atomic power, along with some other scientist they were concern of the use of atomic bomb during the war. He discusses how the use of atomic bomb is not a good idea. He brings up some point about the use atomic bombs and how it will affect the outcome the long term of use of more powerful weapons.
Szilard used the appeal of ethos, the appeal of ethos relies on the credibility of the authors. To be able to appeal to ethos the author starts by stating his credibility by making an introduction of those you were also concern about the same topic.” We, the undersigned scientists, have been working in the field of atomic power for a number of years.” (Szilard 1945) I believe he should of use more background information or facts to support his atomic power background work. It could maybe help his argument a little more and make the reader more aware and give him more credibility than just one of 59 scientists that signed the petition. For all they know he has only been doing such work less time than some of his colleagues.
Szilard also used the appeal of pathos, the appeal of pathos realizes on the audients emotions and feelings. “Atomic power will provide the nations with new means of destruction. The atomic bombs at our disposal represent only the first step in this direction and there is almost no limit to the destructive power which will become available in the course of this development. Thus a nation which sets the precedent of using these newly liberated forces of nature for purposes of destruction may have to bear the responsibility of opening the door to an era of devastation on an unimaginable scale.”(Szilard 1945) In this statement Szilard is trying to convince the president of how morally wrong it is to use bombs and how it will change the
In the Article “A Petition to the United States President” Leo Szilard, the author expresses his concern about the use of atomic power. Szilard is a scientist who works with atomic power, along with some other scientist they were concern of the use of atomic bomb during the war. He discusses how the use of atomic bomb is not a good idea. He brings up some point about the use atomic bombs and how it will affect the outcome the long term of use of more powerful weapons.
Szilard used the appeal of ethos, the appeal of ethos relies on the credibility of the authors. To be able to appeal to ethos the author starts by stating his credibility by making an introduction of those you were also concern about the same topic.” We, the undersigned scientists, have been working in the field of atomic power for a number of years.” (Szilard 1945) I believe he should of use more background information or facts to support his atomic power background work. It could maybe help his argument a little more and make the reader more aware and give him more credibility than just one of 59 scientists that signed the petition. For all they know he has only been doing such work less time than some of his colleagues.
Szilard also used the appeal of pathos, the appeal of pathos realizes on the audients emotions and feelings. “Atomic power will provide the nations with new means of destruction. The atomic bombs at our disposal represent only the first step in this direction and there is almost no limit to the destructive power which will become available in the course of this development. Thus a nation which sets the precedent of using these newly liberated forces of nature for purposes of destruction may have to bear the responsibility of opening the door to an era of devastation on an unimaginable scale.”(Szilard 1945) In this statement Szilard is trying to convince the president of how morally wrong it is to use bombs and how it will change the