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
individual villain or an army of them? If we reason to the root of things we shall find no difference; neither can any just cause be assigned why we should punish why we should punish in the one case, and pardon in the other…”
Purpose in the essay:
The purpose of the use of this rhetorical device was because it shows that it doesn't matter who is doing the wrong as long as the wrong is acknowledged.
Effect?
The effect was that people realized that things were wrong with Britain and people began to keep watch and think of ways to escape the country.
-1.5 points for Academic English Errors.
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
individual villain or an army of them? If we reason to the root of things we shall find no difference; neither can any just cause be assigned why we should punish why we should punish in the one case, and pardon in the other…”
Purpose in the essay:
The purpose of the use of this rhetorical device was because it shows that it doesn't matter who is doing the wrong as long as the wrong is acknowledged.
Effect?
The effect was that people realized that things were wrong with Britain and people began to keep watch and think of ways to escape the country.
-1.5 points for Academic English Errors.