23 23 Rhetoric Detective Discussion
Please choose one example of rhetoric from one of the following texts to share with your classmates:
• Patrick Henry's "Speech to Virginia Convention"
• Thomas Paine's Common Sense
• Thomas Paine's "Crisis No. 1"
In addition to posting the direct quotation, you should also label the source, identify the technique being
used, and explain its significance. How does the use of this rhetorical device make the argument stronger or
more persuasive?
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"The common sense" written by Thomas Paine was a pamphlet written in support of the independence movement that was established in the 13 American colonies, which wished to get rid of British domination and become an independent nation. Neese pamphlet, paine affirmed that the independence of the colonies was something desired by God, since "There is no known satellite larger than its mother planet. Reason, Nature, God and History affirm:" The blood of those who were slaughtered , Nature's voice screams, it's time to part. Even the distance to which God placed America and England is strong and natural proof that the authority of one over the other was not the will of heaven (Paine, 1776, p.1) ".

In this statement, Paine is making use of the rhetorical feature called logos, this feature makes a speech have a strong appeal to logic, convincing the public quickly and coherently. Paine shows how America has a geography and an environment that was logically created by God to make America a bigger, better and more successful country than England, which could only mean that God wanted America to be independent.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

can you put the excerpt on here then i could you

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