1. What is the speaker’s viewpoint? What is his claim?
In Patrick henrys “give me liberty or give me death” he believes that freedom is more important than life itself that how important it is to him and America. Henrys view point on all of this is that they should go to war and fight for there freedom.
2. What reasons does the speaker provide to support his viewpoint or claim?
Henry is afraid that if Britain doesn’t give them there freedom they well be eventually slaves to the British.
3. How valid are the speaker’s reasons for his claim? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. Henry’s claim is valid because he is basing it on wars that happened in the pass because of freedom. “These are the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask, gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? Can gentlemen assign any other possible motive for it? Has Great Britain any enemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies?”
4. What evidence does the speaker provide to support his reasons?
Henry provides evidence that Great Britain still says that they want peace yet they have an army ready to strike and are untrustworthy.” as Great Britain any enemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies? No, sir, she has none. They are meant for us; they can be meant for no other. They are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the British ministry have been so long forging.”
5. Is the speaker’s evidence relevant and sufficient? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Henry’s evidence is sufficient he encourages everyone to prepare for war against England because they say they want piece yet they are un trust worthy and have army’s ready for war against us. as Great Britain any enemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies? No, sir, she has none. They are meant for us; they can be meant for no other.
6. Does the speaker use fallacious reasoning or logical fallacies? Use evidence from the text to support your answers.
Henry uses logical fallacies for his speech. Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years. Have we anything new to offer upon the subject? Nothing. We have held the subject up in every light of which it is capable; but it has been all in vain. Shall we resort to entreaty and humble supplication? What terms shall we find which have not been already exhausted?
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