He repeats last night's speech numerous times in his speech. An example of this is when he says that “last night the Japanese attacked Hong Kong”, and “last night the Japanese forces attacked Guam” and finally “last night the Japanese attacked Wake Island”. Not only did he use the phrase last night four times, but he also uses it consecutively. He says this phrase numerous times, to highlight to the congress how many times, and how easily, Japan has attacked a country, in the span of one night. This automatically suggests that Congress should act quickly to stop Japan, because it appears that Japan is launching an all-out offensive, while the United States has done nothing but mourn its loss. This convinces Congress to take up arms against the