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... appeal to his group through lan- guage . Notice Patrick Henry's appeal : 1. The opening is conciliatory ; it prepares for a difference of opinion . 2. He tells why he should be allowed to speak as he will — thus disarming those who ...
... appeal to his group through lan- guage . Notice Patrick Henry's appeal : 1. The opening is conciliatory ; it prepares for a difference of opinion . 2. He tells why he should be allowed to speak as he will — thus disarming those who ...
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... appeal to fear : British navies and armies " are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the British ministry have been so long forging . " 9. He continues the questions , then , by the device of amplifica- tion ...
... appeal to fear : British navies and armies " are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the British ministry have been so long forging . " 9. He continues the questions , then , by the device of amplifica- tion ...
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... appealing to man's desire for cohesive- ness - what Kenneth Burke would call an appeal to order , man's ultimate motive , to man's desire to transcend chaos.2 Note Wilson's use of " united , " " unite , " " great Union , " " welded ...
... appealing to man's desire for cohesive- ness - what Kenneth Burke would call an appeal to order , man's ultimate motive , to man's desire to transcend chaos.2 Note Wilson's use of " united , " " unite , " " great Union , " " welded ...
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