Inventor, scientist, founding father, and much more - Benjamin Franklin did it all. Franklin writes a syllogism talking about how "chess is not merely of idle amusement." Chess is a game that teaches you how to think methodically; Franklin was a man who thinks methodically before almost every decision he makes. Franklin employs the modes of analogy, definition, and example to convey his message of how chess is a game of life – a game that we must win.
First and foremost, Franklin utilizes the primary mode of analogy to propose his argument. Franklin illustrates an analogy when writing "For life is kind of a chess.” Franklin compares life to a game of chess considering the rules, actions, and outcomes of chess. Chess is a game played between two players, and the object of the game is to capture the opponent’s king; Each player starts off with sixteen chess pieces and lose chess pieces as they go. In life, we must have a method to achieve a goal, so to in chess you should have a method to capture the king. In addition, you must make sacrifices and take risks to achieve your goal, so to in chess you will take risks and lose chess pieces to capture the other player’s king.
Additionally, Franklin exploits the mode of definition. Franklin identifies three skills individuals may acquire by …show more content…
After each skill, Franklin gives examples in which that skill may be applied to life. Foresight "looks into futurity and considers consequences that may attend an action." Before doing anything think of the outcome of your action. Circumspection surveys the "scene of action." Once you do something it affects everything else that happens in your life. Caution tells you "not to make moves too hastily." Franklin gives an example of how Caution pertains to war by saying "as the game thereby becomes more the image of human life, and particularly of war." When at war one must be careful and beware of his
First and foremost, Franklin utilizes the primary mode of analogy to propose his argument. Franklin illustrates an analogy when writing "For life is kind of a chess.” Franklin compares life to a game of chess considering the rules, actions, and outcomes of chess. Chess is a game played between two players, and the object of the game is to capture the opponent’s king; Each player starts off with sixteen chess pieces and lose chess pieces as they go. In life, we must have a method to achieve a goal, so to in chess you should have a method to capture the king. In addition, you must make sacrifices and take risks to achieve your goal, so to in chess you will take risks and lose chess pieces to capture the other player’s king.
Additionally, Franklin exploits the mode of definition. Franklin identifies three skills individuals may acquire by …show more content…
After each skill, Franklin gives examples in which that skill may be applied to life. Foresight "looks into futurity and considers consequences that may attend an action." Before doing anything think of the outcome of your action. Circumspection surveys the "scene of action." Once you do something it affects everything else that happens in your life. Caution tells you "not to make moves too hastily." Franklin gives an example of how Caution pertains to war by saying "as the game thereby becomes more the image of human life, and particularly of war." When at war one must be careful and beware of his