I felt that the introduction to the speech (stressing the fact that nothing prior had constituted as a real threat to the nation and that the U.S. has always opposed isolationism) was too lengthy. I enjoyed the eagle metaphor, it produced a very vided and potent image in my mind. I found the diction of the speech to be relatively frank at times, such as, “It is not probable that any enemy would be stupid enough...”. FDR also conveys a sense of honesty by admitting flaws like being behind schedule in turning out finished airplanes. Both the honesty and frankness of the speech were effective tactics that produced character traits in FDR that the American public could respect and relate to.