Persuasive Techniques and Patrick Henry

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Persuasive Techniquesand Patrick Henry

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Repetition

• A unified property of repeated sounds , words,
  syllables and other elements that appear in a work

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Parallel Structure

• The repetition of words, or phrases that have
  similar grammatical structures

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Appeal to Logic

• To focus on swaying an opinion based on
  intellectual evidence

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Appeal to Emotion

• To focus on swaying an opinion based on emotional
  evidence

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Allusions

• A reference to someone or something that is known
  from history, literature, religion, politics,
  sports, science, or some other branch or culture

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Figurative language

• A word or phrase that describes one thing in
  terms of something else and that is not meant to
  be taken literally

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Anecdote

• A very brief story told to illustrate a point or
  serve as an example of something

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Loaded Words

• Using specific words that appeal to the audiences
  values and beliefs to persuade them

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Rhetorical Question

• A question that is asked for effect, and does not
  require an answer

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Patrick Henry

• 1736-1799
• Born in a frontier region in Virginia
• Great Awakening happened during his youth
• Attempted to be a farmer, but decided to go into
  law instead

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In 1765

• Chosen to represent his region in the Virginia
  House of Burgess
• Became very famous for two speeches
• Speech against the Stamp Act
• Speech to the Virginia Convention (1775)

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December, 1773

• Colonists reaching the breaking point
• First, British had closed port of Boston after
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• Second, instituted Intolerable Acts

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Continental Congress

• Opposed these acts
• Monarchy relieved taxation with conditions
• 1st fully support British rule
• 2nd contribute to the maintenance

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March 20th, 1775

• Virginia House of Burgess held a convention to
  determine what to do against the threat of the
  increased amount of British troops

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March 23rd 1775

• After several speeches in favor of compromise,
  Patrick Henry rose and defended his position to
  fight the British.
• After his speech, a clergyman at the convention
  stated he was Sick with Excitement
• At the end of the speech, Henry was said to have
  grabbed a letter opener and plunged it towards
  his chest at the last word death

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Outcome

• The delegation was persuaded, and planning for
  the Revolutionary war commenced.