Logos, ethos, and pathos

In his speech “This is an illegal war”, Schwarzenegger uses a mix of all three forms of appeal, but he mainly relies on pathos.

Logos

Schwarzenegger appeals to logos when he presents facts and figures related to the war in Ukraine: 

One hundred forty-one nations at the United Nations voted that Russia was the aggressor and called for it to remove its troops immediately. Only four countries in the entire world voted with Russia. That is a fact. The world has turned against Russia because of its actions in Ukraine. Whole city blocks have been flattened by Russian artillery and bombs, including a children’s hospital and a maternity hospital. Three million Ukrainian refugees, mainly women, children, and the elderly, have already fled the country, and many more now seek to get out.

Schwarzenegger relies on logos to inform the Russian people about the realities of the war in Ukraine which the Russian government is hiding from its citizens. By referring to clear facts and figures, Schwarzenegger ensures that his message will be more credible and impactful. 

Schwarzenegger also appeals to logos when he debunks the Russian government’s claim that the war they started is supposed to “de-Nazify” Ukraine: 

I know that your government has told you this is a war to de-Nazify Ukraine. This is not true. De-Nazify Ukraine? It is a country with a Jewish president—a Jewish president, I might add, ...