Anecdotal Evidence: Escape Britain And Gain Their Independence
Identify the anecdotal evidence that Paine uses in the essay and explain both its purpose and its effect. (1 point for each part)
Identify:
The anecdotal evidence is to escape Britain and gain their independence.
Purpose in essay:
The purpose of writing this essay was to convince the people that gaining independence was the best option.
Effect?:
The effect was that people began to want to fight for their independence.
2. Use a direct quote from the essay that identifies any of the other rhetorical devices from the slideshow. (1 point for each part)
Quote that shows rhetorical device:
“am I to suffer it? What signifies it to me, whether he who does it, is a king or a common man;my countryman or not my countryman? Whether it is done by an
Identify:
The anecdotal evidence is to escape Britain and gain their independence.
Purpose in essay:
The purpose of writing this essay was to convince the people that gaining independence was the best option.
Effect?:
The effect was that people began to want to fight for their independence.
2. Use a direct quote from the essay that identifies any of the other rhetorical devices from the slideshow. (1 point for each part)
Quote that shows rhetorical device:
“am I to suffer it? What signifies it to me, whether he who does it, is a king or a common man;my countryman or not my countryman? Whether it is done by an