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Patrick Henry's Speech To Virginia Convention

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Patrick Henry’s “Speech to Virginia Convention” is structurally more persuasive than Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography and the Declaration of Independence because of his use of rhetorical devices such as, rhetorical questions, logos, and pathos. Henry’s address contains many rhetorical questions to emphasize his point and to induce a persuasion into his audience. For example, Henry said, “Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying on our backs. . .until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?” in his speech to exemplify that they needed to act instead of doing nothing. After hearing that, the Colonists tried to conclude whether it was best to do nothing until they became slaves for Britain or to fight for the freedom
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