1. Patrick Henry
Read his biography on page 99.

2. 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?

3. ETHOS = ETHICS

4. PATHOS = EMOTION

5. LOGOS = LOGIC

6. Techniques Repetition, parrallelism Rhetorical Questioning
Comparisons – metaphors, similes, analogies

7. 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?

8. Concessions
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

9. Refutations
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)

10. Refutations
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

11. Refutations
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

12. Credits
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