LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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He appeals to their sense of fear.
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He appeals to their sense of logic.
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He appeals to their sense of duty.
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He uses all of these appeals.
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Detailed explanation-1: -By using explicit figurative language, passionate diction, and the persistent parallel structure used to create correlation between citizen and governing powers, Paine masterfully manipulates the rhetorical appeals and devices in this piece in order to inspire action.
Detailed explanation-2: -Paine’s The Crisis is so persuasive because of Paine’s use of three rhetorical devices: ethos, pathos, and logos.
Detailed explanation-3: -Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine collected various moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution and became an immediate sensation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The example for logos is when he says “I thank God, that I fear not. I see no real cause for fear. I know our situation well, and can see the way out of it” (Paine 111). This shows that he is clear that the only choice is to fight for their freedom.
Detailed explanation-5: -4) Paine’s rhetoric persuaded colonists to support independence to prevent future oppression.