Abraham Lincoln Speech

In this speech Lincoln chose very interesting words, that makes feel the reader, like a friend or someone very close to him. First of all it refers to the receptor as 'My friends'. By refering to someone as a friend, you immediatly show certain relation to him, so, Abraham Lincoln is trying to be close to everybody that is listening to his speech. Also he said 'here I have lived a quarter of century', this also reinforce the intent of being close to the people, in a way trying to say, I'm one of yours, I'm from here as you. All these are persuative skills used very well by Linconl.