Mark Antony Rhetorical Analysis

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“Brutus is an honorable man.” (Act 3, Scene 2). Mark Antony as well as Brutus both used very convincing techniques to sway in their favor. Mark Antony did have a better way with words, as we would say. He had a more respectable tone as well as diction. Antony also had a strong use of propaganda, which is repetition. Lastly, he had a strong pathos base, which usually has a very good way of persuading others. The first strong base Antony used was the use of ethos, logos and pathos. He used ethos by saying how noble Brutus is. Many look up to, and appreciate Brutus as well as his opinion. The use of pathos was by when he talked about his friendship with Caesar. Antony said, “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till

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