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Rhetorical Analysis Of Patrick Henry A Fight To The Liberty Or Death

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A Fight to the Liberty or Death Patrick Henry was a governor, lawyer and Founding Father contributing great wisdom to America. In his 1775 “ Liberty or Death” speech, he informs and convinces the Virginia delegates to get their militia organized and prepared to fight in Revolutionary War against Britain. They were defenseless and he didn’t want them to lose the bit of freedom they had. He had a strong and passionate voice that made an impression on the colonists. He used fear to portray his views and awaken the colonists to the consequence that would be their future. Henry provoked the Virginians with his words and used rhetoric to persuade them to keep fighting. He began his speech conveying powerful messages to his fellow Virginians. He
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