Rhetorical Analysis Of Speech In The Virginia Convention By Patrick Henry

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Patrick Henry, author of the speech in the Virginia Convention (1775), strongly employs rhetorical technique of pathos by pointing out the British have been manipulating the people to be afraid of standing up for what is right and logos by treating people unequally until left them with no hope, in order to convince the American colonists that war against Great Britain is the only solution yet.
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