Ethos The ideas that Wilson presents in the Fourteen Points speech all revolve around fairness and equality between nations. His ethical appeal is based on not playing favorites. At the beginning o...

ListWoodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points are in the tradition of the great list-style documents in American history, like 25 Photos You'll Only Understand If You're Unbelievably Lazy, 23 Pictures That...

Diplomatic, Conciliatory, FormalWoodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points were aimed at the United States Congress, the leaders of the Allies, and even the Germans. Wilson faced the difficult task of convin...

Grandiose, Wordy Wilson combines long, complex sentences with bold proclamations about what is needed for peace. For example, he concludes his point about restoring the nation of Belgium by stating...

Politicians often come up with numbered plans. There's never just a one-point plan: it's always three points, or five points, or ten points. And there's a good reason for this: numbering helps make...

It will be our wish and purpose that the processes of peace, when they are begun, shall be absolutely open and that they shall involve and permit henceforth no secret understandings of any kind. (I...

For such arrangements and covenants we are willing to fight and to continue to fight until they are achieved; but only because we wish the right to prevail and desire a just and stable peace such a...

(4) Base CampWoodrow Wilson just lurved to speak in long, complex sentences. This speech just screams "old-timey speechifying"—it's complex, shows off its knowledge of SAT words, and doesn't seem...

In-Text ReferencesHistorical ReferencesWorld War I (Intro.4-5)The Zimmerman Telegram (I.1)Self-Determination (V.1)The Russian Revolution (VI.1)Alsace-Lorraine (VIII.1)Imperialism (Conclusion.1)Poli...

Members of the Inquiry came up with ideas for new territorial borders over tea. Hey, at least it was non-alcoholic… (Source) Edward House claimed credit for convincing Wilson to push the United S...