The youngest elected president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, in his motivating, epic, and inspiring "Inaugural Address" speech, informed and claims that America is not at its pinnacle and it can be greatly improved. The president develops his claim by using various rhetorical devices to emphasize the point that America could be a better country when he emphasizes his claim he begins by using parallelism. An example of his use of rhetoric is when JFK says, "ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country"(JFK). With parallelism, like this JFK was able to create a sense of urgency that encouraged citizens to ask what they can do to make the USA a better place. Finally, JFK proceeds to state his plans for the future of a better and more peaceful world. Kennedy's purpose of the inspiring inaugural address was to convince citizens to ask what they can do for their country in order to make a better America. JFK creates a motivating and inspiring tone for his country, so citizens will be inspired to be on board with his agenda and help him create a better United States of America.