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$Spee%h &n the '&rg&n&a (on)ent&on* by Patr&%+ ,enry
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Reading Strategy: Evaluating Persuasive Appeals
1rator2 often re0y on per2ua2&)e appea02 to %on)&n%e an aud&en%e of the&r &dea2. 3n appea0
to rea2on %a002 upon the aud&en%e to th&n+ 0og&%a00y about an &22ue. 3n emot&ona0 appea0
attempt2 to 2t&r 0&2tener2 by tapp&ng &nto the&r hope2, fear2, 0&+e2, and d&20&+e2. 3n effe%t&)e
per2ua2&)e 2pee%h u2ua00y b0end2 the t4o type2 of appea02. /or e5amp0e, %on2&der Patr&%+
,enry62 famou2 f&na0 remar+:
7 +no4 not 4hat %our2e other2 may ta+e8 but a2 for me, g&)e me 0&berty or g&)e me death.
9hough ,enry62 4&00&ngne22 to d&e for the 0&berty he %her&2he2 %0ear0y ma+e2 a 2trong
emot&ona0 appea0, the 2tatement a02o ma+e2 an appea0 to rea2on 4&th &t2 0og&%a0 e&ther"or
2tru%ture.
DIRECTIONS: On the lines provided, indicate whether each passage appeals to reason, emotion,
or both, and explain how the passage makes each appeal.
1. $7 +no4 of no 4ay of .udg&ng of the future but by the pa2t.*
Per2on %an be .udged of 4hat he d&d &n the pa2t, not 4hat he 4&00 do &n the future.
2. $7 a2+ gent0emen, 2&r, 4hat mean2 th&2 mart&a0 array, &f &t2 purpo2e be not to for%e u2 to
2ubm&22&on: (an gent0emen a22&gn any other po22&b0e mot&)e for &t:*
;ent0emen 4ou0dn6t be a gent0emen 4&thout other2 be&ng 2ubm&tted to h&m.
#. $1ur pet&t&on2 ha)e been 20&ghted8 our remon2tran%e2 ha)e produ%ed add&t&ona0 )&o0en%e
and &n2u0t8 our 2upp0&%at&on2 ha)e been d&2regarded8 and 4e ha)e been 2purned 4&th %on<
tempt from the foot of the throne= 7n )a&n, after the2e th&ng2, may 4e &ndu0ge the fond hope
of pea%e and re%on%&0&at&on.*
-ad , har2h, d&ff&%u0t e)ent2 ma+e your heart be%ome an &%eberg. 3fter that &%e %annot me0t &mmed&ate0y. >&fe ma+e2 peop0e 2en2e0e22 and
emot&on0e22
?. $9here &2 a .u2t ;od 4ho pre2&de2 o)er the de2t&n&e2 of nat&on2 and 4ho 4&00 ra&2e up
fr&end2 to f&ght our batt0e2 for u2.*
1n0y ;od +no42 ho4 &t &2 go&ng to be &n the future. ,e 2ee2 ho4 &t &2 go&ng to be, 4e %an on0y hope.
5. $;ent0emen may %ry, @Pea%e, pea%e,6Abut there &2 no pea%e. 9he 4ar &2 a%tua00y begun= 9he
ne5t ga0e that 24eep2 from the north 4&00 br&ng to our ear2 the %0a2h of re2ound&ng arm2=*
Bhen you don6t ha)e e5per&en%e of the e)ent, you don6t %are about 7t unt&0 you 2ee &t your2e0f
and %hange your m&nd &mmed&ate0y
Cn&t 2 De2our%e2: 3 at&on 72 -orn
E Pear2on Fdu%at&on, 7n%., pub0&2h&ng a2 Pear2on Prent&%e ,a00. 300 r&ght2 re2er)ed.
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