Patrick Henry

• Read his biography on page 99.

Speech to the Virginia Convention

• Read the speech as we listen to it.

• Look for how Henry is trying to persuade his audience:– What is he appealing to – ethos, pathos,

logos– What techniques is he using?

ETHOS = ETHICS

PATHOS = EMOTION

LOGOS = LOGIC

Techniques

• Repetition, parrallelism

• Rhetorical Questioning

• Comparisons – metaphors, similes, analogies

Speech to the Virginia Convention

• Read the speech as we listen to it.

• Look for how Henry is trying to persuade his audience:– What is he appealing to – ethos, pathos,

logos– What techniques is he using?

ConcessionsConcessions• Concession: admitting or acknowledging

the other side as having a true, just, or proper argument– Example: The Yankees are the best team in

baseball, and they are going to win the World Series, even though the Mets have the best pitching staff this year.

– Concession is that another team (Mets) have a better pitching staff than the Yankees

RefutationsRefutations• Refutation: Denial of the truth/accuracy of the

other side. Concession + “But,” “However,” “Although”…– Example: The Yankees are the best team in baseball

and are going to win the World Series. The Mets have a better pitching staff this year, but the Yankees are undefeated against the Mets, so will still win in the playoff.

– I conceded that the Mets have a better pitching staff, but refuted that evidence by also adding that the Yankees have only won against that team, negating this concession

– Disclaimer: All Sports Metaphors are the product of Ms. G’s mind, and while she is opinionated, none of the stats explained here are factual (except the Yanks winning The Series…that’s true)

RefutationsRefutations• Opponents argue that British have

innocent motives for building up their military.

• Henry argues that they do not have any enemies in this part of the world other than the colonies

RefutationsRefutations• Opponents argue that they should try to

negotiate with the British

• Henry argues that they already have and that all of the petitions have been spurned by the British

Credits

• Patrick Henry picture comes from http://orrinwoodward.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2007/11/27/3378097.html