Lincoln's Gettysburg address is considered as one of the most influential speeches in the history of the United States of America. It occurred 4 and a half months after the Union defeated The Confederacy in the Civil War.
In this speech, Lincoln clearly makes a stance on his position regarding slavery, stating that the United States was a nation "conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men were created equal.
Lincoln focuses on Pathos. A technique used to appeal to the peoples´ emotions. During his speech, he mentions all of the soldiers who died during the wars up until now and urges the people to honor them by pursuing the goal of a nation where all men are free, regardless of their origins.
