Quit India

Gandhi couches his address in multiple appeals to his audience, specifically employing appeals to his own credibility (ethos). He reminds the congress that they know him—he is the “same Gandhi [he] was in 1920” (1)—and that he wants them to trust him because he worked for over 20 years with the Congress. He also repeatedly uses ethical appeals when addressing the Muslims; he references his friendships with them and claims that he “[stood] by the Mussalmans in the hour of their trial” (4). By establishing additional credibility in his English speech with the Viceroy Lord Linlithgow, he builds a foundation of trust prior to issuing his call to action.

Moreover, Gandhi relies on logical appeals (logos), specifically when addressing the Muslims and their concerns. He references their own understanding of their faith when he says, “Islam enjoins you not to revile even an enemy” (5). This attempt to use their own belief systems as a way to reason with them demonstrates his knowledge of their faith. He reasons that they did not want to achieve a “Muslim Raj” or Hindu tyranny, but that they did need one India.