What are the rhetorical strategies used in Lincoln's emancipation proclamation?

In the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln employs several rhetorical strategies, including appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos. He establishes credibility (ethos) by framing the proclamation as a moral imperative rooted in the principles of freedom and equality. Through emotional appeals (pathos), he evokes the suffering of enslaved people to galvanize support for emancipation. Additionally, he uses logical reasoning (logos) by highlighting the military necessity of freeing enslaved individuals to weaken the Confederacy and bolster the Union's cause.