Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation

Roosevelt Speech
Summary: Roosevelt main goal of delivering this speech was to inform the American public that Japanese forces had attacked Pearl Harbor the day before. He assures the American people that he will you his position as commander an chief to protect the citizen of the United States.
Move 1: Suspend Judgement
"Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message. And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack.", said Roosevelt. This statement showed that he did not want to come out an say that without a doubt this was a deliberate attack on the islands.
Move 2:Define Significant Parts an How They are Related
Roosevelt relates the Distance from Japan to the Hawaiian Island to the deliberately planning to attack the United States.
Move 3: Make the Implicit Explicit:
Roosevelt says, "I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost." This shows that he feels for the families of fallen men.
Move 4: Look for patterns
Pattern of Repetition: Roosevelt begins a number of statements with "Last night Japanese forces attacked" which show that the Japanese have threatened the entire Pacific area.
Move 5: Keep Formulating Questions an Explanations
Did the Japanese knowingly try an trick the U.S.?
How should the U.S. respond to the attack?