Sample Essay 1 Im his eloquent speech at Rice Stadium, Former-President Kennedy wields a vast array of oratory teels and constructs a case For investment in space exfloration. Throughout his addvess, Kennedy wakes use of evidence, reasoning, and stylistic elements that together Form his argument for the decision that the United States should become a Aeminant Force in the new field of space exploration, and attempt te reach the moon. Kennedy begins his addvess with am analogy of space exploration as a “new sea,” which he effectively continues by veFerving te the possible Future of space as “whether this new ecear will be a sea of peace," ana vevisits in his final plea for divine blessing “as we set sail.” The ocean is not the only natural analogy utilized by Kennedy in his speech, Por he also makes use of vevevences to mountaineering through the rhetorical question “why clin the highest mountain,” as well as queting George Mallery's stated reason for the expedition up Mount Everest: “Because it is there,” amd stating that “space is there, and we've geing te clinty it’ Beyond natural analegies, Kennedy paints with colorful language, such as speaking of “the fives ef wav,” “veap the harvest,” the “infancy” of space exploration, and oA Houston as “the furthest outpost on the ola frontier.” Kennedy alse appeals te the lecality in which he speaks by asking “Why does Rice flay Texas?” ana veevencing “your City of Houston.” Kennedy's address makes use not only of creative language, but alse of pieces of evidence. the primary evidence with which he agpeals is a list of beneficial economic results of space exploration. He specities that the avea of Houston ull see “Aouble the number of scientists and engineers,” bear am increase im “salawies ana expenses to $60 uillion a yeaw," veceive investments of “some $200 willion in plant ana laberatery facilities,” ana be the seurce of funds "Ler new space efferts [et] ever $1 billion.” In addition, fo economic gains, Kennedy mentions a long list of educational beous such as “new knowleage of cur universe and environment,” “new techniques of learning amd mapping and observation,” ana “new tools and computers Por industry, medicine, the home as well as the scheol.” Mixea among the evidential ana rhetorical components of Kennedy's adavess ave threads of veasoning, which display the Hhought process by which Kennedy supports his appeal For national movement towards the exploration of space. Kennedy provides many reasons Por the Aecision, including the universal appeal of "new knowledge te be gained, ana new rights to be won.” Same of Hhe other explanations Kennedy provides for the decision include that “space science..has no conscience of its own” that the “oppertunity For peaceful coeperation may never come again,” and that space exploration is werth Acing “pecause [it is] hava," which—while apparently paradoxical Kennedy explains as welkreasoned since “that geal will sere to organize and measure the best of our energies ana skis.” He incorporates additional Hheughtful elements as he discusses that while "we ave behind,.we Ao net intend to stay wehind, ana in this Aecade we shall make up ana weve ahead.” Through these variable Forms of evocative language, supportive evidence, ana sound logic, former President Kennedy Forges an appeal to his audience that is wellvounded ama subtly sculpted into am address that exewplities the oratory skill For which he was well known, Score Reading: 8 Analysis: 4 Writing: 8 SAT Experts Say: This essay contains a very impressive summary of the argument, but very litle analysis. It is clear that this student can identify the stylistic elements, but he or she does not discuss their impact on the reader or why the author uses them.