Exploring Tone and Rhetoric: Cornplanter vs
. Banneker
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Liberty University Online Academy**We aren't endorsed by this school
Course
LAN 1100
Subject
Communications
Date
Dec 11, 2024
Pages
2
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Comparison of Cornplanter and BannekerUse direct quotes where possible to support your observa5ons. CornplanterBannekerTone of appeal His tone is notably displeased. It can be described as one of distress and anger. It can be inferred that Banneker's tone of appeal was notably gentle and respectful. He articulates this in a particular section.“Here Sir, was a time in which your tender feeling”.Rhetorical Devices He Employs the Technique of Repetition. He employs the techniques of repetition, irony, and pathos. Purpose (argument) He sought clarification from Washington regarding the Seneca's position and also desired that Washington fulfill certain obligations from the past. He posits that slavery should be discounted.
Comparison of Cornplanter and BannekerEvidence provided in support of argument He States “ The Land we live on our Fathers received from God, and they transmitted it to us, for our children and we cannot part with it…. Also, “and when you refused obedience to that king he ordered us to assist his beloved men in making you sober. In obeying him we did no more than you yourselves had lead us to promise. The men who claimed this promise said that you were children and had no Guns that when they had shaken you, you would submit.”He States “…detaining by fraud and violence so numerous a part of my brethren under groaning captivity and cruel oppression, that you should at the same time be found guilty of that most criminal act, which you professedly detested on others, with respect to yourselves.” Furthermore, he employed the words of Thomas Jefferson against himself. “…That all men are created equal…”