speech was a primary factor in the Americans decision to wage war with Great Britain.

Persuading politicians through the use of literary devices, passionate wording and the

risky inclusion of illogical arguments Patrick was able to provide convincing reasons for

He starts his speech by addressing those who may disagree with him.

Understanding that his conclusion is not the only intelligent conclusion, he emphasizes

the importance of debate. Introducing the speech this way not only aids in opening the

minds of the people opposed to his view, but it also gains the attention of those in

attendance, causing them to wonder what he could say that would cause offense. Patrick

designs the body of his speech to list the transgressions of the English. He even refers to

the story of Judas' betrayal of Jesus in ord

They would of recognized his use of the many fallacy's that were included in his speech.

colonists will soon become slaves. These illustrations along with other powerful words

audience would have seen through his attempts at appealing to ignorance or cardstacking.

to convince the attendees of the Virginian Convention to decide on the side of revolution.

illogical conclusions and biased predictions seem valid. Without the emotions his

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believe that these fallacies were actually helpful and necessary in convincing his peers of

strategies his emotional appeal would not hold merit, his illogical reasoning would have

speech, there are still many that criticize it for its use of logical fallacies. While it is

thought process of those in attendance. By doing this Patrick made his generalizations,

cornered and wishes

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