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 since
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Thomas Paine and Patrick Henry Thomas Paine and Patrick Henry were both very talented at writing. They also had a few similarities in their writings. Here’s what they are. Thomas Paine was an excellent writer. When he wrote things‚ he was very straight-forward‚ and it was hard to dispute his points because he was so to the point in his writings. His straight-forwardness can be seen in what is most likely his most famous work‚ “Common Sense”. In his writing‚ “Common Sense” Paine argues for the
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themselves. Since the beginning of history‚ we have continually fought and persevered over oppressive tyrants to achieve our freedom. Through his use of parallel structure‚ pathos‚ and imagery‚ Patrick Henry attempted to convince the Virginia Convention to fight England for their rights. In his speech‚ Patrick Henry created an image of enslavement and danger to tap into the uncertainties of the colonists. At the time of his address‚ Americans held disdain for the new British policies of taxes and government
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Rhetoric Essay Third Draft With today’s scientific knowledge‚ scientists concluded that “…an estimated 443‚000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke‚ and another 8.6 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking. Despite these risks‚ approximately 46.6 million U.S. adults smoke cigarettes” (Ung). These deaths were all caused either by lung‚ mouth‚ larynx‚ pharynx‚ esophageal‚ and/or bladder cancer (Tobacco Use). You might ask yourself‚ why do people still smoke
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2.03a Patrick Henry 1. According to Patrick Henry‚ there was one basic question being debated at the Virginia Convention. "Give me Liberty‚ or give me Death!" is a famous quotation attributed to Patrick Henry. Patrick Henry made it very clear that if he did not have freedom‚ then he would rather die. 2. At the time‚ Patrick Henry did not trust the British. The British at the time did not treat the colonists fair. In his speech at the House of Burgesses‚ he continued to urge the legislature to take
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Patrick Henry Questions 1. When Henry says “listen to that song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts”. He is using a mythical allusion. He metaphorically comparing how the British are saying things to the colonist which are promising false hopes. This creates an emotional argument. Also when Henry said “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided‚ and that is the lamp of experience.” Henry he is metaphorically calling experience a lamp. He says that experience will “light” the way
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Andrew Lampman HIST 202A-03 MW 0800-0930 An American Discourse to Liberty Americans often remember the battle cry of Patrick Henry “Give me liberty‚” though many forget that with the liberation of America in the 1770s from British control‚ Black Americans remained in bondage in this nation. The American Revolution revealed the hypocrisy of liberty; as the colonies fought for independence‚ enslavement remained an integral part of the new nation. Liberation was the idea that men had certain inalienable
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and The Crisis Thomas Paine and Patrick Henry two well known rebel scums in their time‚ both realized a problem with Britain’s current rule over America. After the two were fed up with the constant bashing of the British rule‚ they decided to write speeches giving their point of view. Patrick Henry’s‚ “Liberty or Death”‚ and Thomas Paine’s‚ “the Crisis”‚ both do a magnificent job of demonstrating the oppression Britain had on America through humanity. Patrick Henry does a great job of showing that
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Martin Luther King and Patrick Henry: Cry for Freedom Robert Hernandez English 11 Moore-4 October 4‚ 1996 Although Patrick Henry and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. are both skilled orators and use similar rhetorical devices to appeal to their audiences‚ they call for freedom for two totally different kinds of people. Both Patrick Henry and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. show their strengths as speakers through their use of these rhetorical devices. Among these are parallelism
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audience to inform them about slavery. His claim is that slavery is bad and must be stopped. His experiences help form his rhetoric as a credible speaker; His use of pathos truly develops the negative emotional and physical aspects of slavery on slaves. Throughout Frederick Douglass experienced many horrifying acts. His experience in these situations helped him develop his rhetoric‚ because he was effectively able to use pathos to support this. One of Fredericks Douglass’ first accounts of slavery
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