In the “Speech to the Virginia Convention” (1775)‚ Patrick Henry convinced the colonist to fight against Britain using several different rhetorical devices; the four main ones were rhetorical questions‚ parallelism‚ diction‚ and allusion. These devices helped give him the power to be able to connect to the audience and show them what he see’s through examples of common stories that the audience already knew about. The use of rhetorical questions‚ the first rhetorical device‚ allows the audience
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What is Alopecia? Why did this student choose this topic? What did this student assume about the audience when preparing for this speech? Generally speaking… you “choose” a topic for a speech based upon the audience‚ occasion and/ or your qualifications How will you choose your topic? Two starting options…. 1. What is something you know a lot about – something about which you are an expert? 2. What is something that you wish you knew more about? Picking something that is very familiar to
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The Battle of Gettysburg was a horrendous tragedy that took the lives of 51‚000 union and confederate soldiers. Sensing that the battle marked a turning point in the Civil War‚ President Abraham Lincoln decided to address the nation at the battlefield. He gave a speech titled "The Gettysburg Address" in which he used compelling ethical and emotional appeals to successfully inspire the citizens of the union to continue fighting the civil war. The President uses terms such as "hallow" and "consecrate”
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Chief Seattle’s Letter "The President in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land. But how can you buy or sell the sky? the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water‚ how can you buy them? Every part of the earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle‚ every sandy shore‚ every mist in the dark woods‚ every meadow‚ every humming insect. All are holy in the memory and experience of my people. We know the sap
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Activity 13: Thinking Critically In your group‚ answer the following questions about the traditional rhetorical appeals that Greg Krikorian makes in “Many Kids Called Unfit for Adult Trial.” Write down your group’s answers so you can share them with your classmates. Group 1 Questions about Logic (Logos) 1. What are Krikorian’s major claims and assertions? Do you agree with his claims? 2. Are any of his claims weak or unsupported? Which claims‚ and why? 3. Can you think of counterarguments
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The topic of climate change has been a major debate among politician. On Tuesday‚ September 22‚2009 President Obama gave a speech regarding climate change at the United Nation. Within his speech‚ the president builds an argument that nations must join together to combat the impact of climate change. The author uses reasons about the effects of climate change‚ what tactics they tried to reduce climate change‚ additional challenges they still need to overcome and diction choices to strengthen the
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Matt Roby Per 3 Declaration of Independence Essay Rewrite The‚ Declaration of Independence was one of the most important documents written in human history. Its ideas influenced revolutions and constitutions all over the world even centuries after being written. Despite it’s success deriving partly from its implications‚ the document would not have been so momentous had it not used such effective rhetorical strategies. Thomas Jefferson attempts to gain the support of the unresponsive colonists
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There are three major methods of persuasion‚ pathos‚ logos‚ and ethos. These methods have been used commo until today by skilled writers‚ to persuade readers intoing or idea. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ Iago the antagonist‚ Iago‚ applies the methods of persuasion including ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos to prove to the tragic hero‚ Othello‚ of his wife’s disloyalty. There are many ways d in to fill Othello’s mind with images of Desdemona naked with Cassio. This makes Othello’s jealousy grow
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Dat Nguyen COM 111-550 06/14/13 CHAPTER 16 REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What is the difference between an informative speech and a persuasive speech? Why is speaking to persuade more challenging than speaking to inform? Informative speech is designed to convey knowledge of and understanding and persuasive speech is to either reinforce or changing people’s beliefs or actions. Persuasive speech is more challenging than informative because there are different points of view on the topic your discussing
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BA in English and Communications Freshman English 2 Term Paper Final for grading The importance of the art of rhetoric The art of rhetoric was very important starting from times of a great orator Cicero and as the history is filled with good or bad orators even today‚ we can assume that it continues to be one of the trickiest things to the present day that needs attention and hard work in order to succeed as a speaker or leader. The
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