The Ethos of the song "Fortunate Son" heavy relies on the extrinsic of the band, Creedence Clearwater Revival. Two members of the group were drafted in 1966. John Fogerty and Doug Clifford were drafted to serve in the military. John joined the Army Reserve , while Doug joined the Coast Guard Reserve. In their song "Fortunate Son" they actually spoke from experience. Considering themselves as one of the " no fortunate one," with the constant use of "I." They could not pay their way out of being drafted into the military like "senator's son." With a close connection to the common issue being informed by the song, the audience would feel more eager to listen to the song or use it to get their message across.
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I see how ethos was used to support the argument of how the draft should not have happened or in the time period, should not exist. However, I think the intrinsic ethos does more than merely "get their message across." The language that Creedence Clearwater Revival reflect their anger and frustration of their situation, backed up by their extrinsic ethos of how their close friends were drafted. But more importantly it represents their age and their position on the draft and how they are very upset about not being the "fortunate son."
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