Benjamin Franklin Speech Rhetorical Analysis

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In Benjamin Franklin's speech to the president and delegates, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 17,1787, he used diction and repetition to create the appeal of logos, which helped everyone see the flaws in the constitution. For instance, “their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interest, and their selfish views”(Franklin 1). He used repetition to reveal Logos in the text and how, was the words choice used. The appeal was successful by him using the logical side by telling the audience all the flaws of the people chosen to write the constitution and how they can make the constitution biased on their own opinions. Another one, “Sir, i agree to this Constitution, with all its faults” (Franklin