Argumentative Essay On The Gettysburg Address

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The political speech I chose was Abraham Lincolns Gettysburg speech which was addressed in 1863 in Pennsylvania and impacted the entire nation. Through this powerful and imperative speech, he reminded the American people what they were fighting for and the reformation after the bloodiest civil war. Lincoln stood fast on equality and economic justification for the American people. And…. Lincoln’s rhetoric is what made the speech memorable by reminding the American why the country was founded. And made the audience believe what he was saying, by using certain keywords to appeal to them. Lincoln’s use of consonance is strong within the speech with the letter “f’” in words such as: For; fathers; forth’ field; battle-field; etc. This use of repetition