Patrick Henry Ethos Pathos Logos

Strong augmentation is a good quality to have if you are a leader, which is a quality Abraham Lincoln and Patrick Henry both have, however, who can work their ability better in order to have things work in their favor? Sir Patrick Henry was a founding father and an American Politician, he was the first post colonial governor of Virginia. In Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech, we take a peek into the second Virginia convention and the disappointment of the previous failed attempts at diplomacy. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th U.S. president and best known for issuing the emancipation proclamation in 1863, just 5 years after his “House Divided” speech, which gave us information on the Kansas-Nebraska Act and how it divided …show more content…
Meanwhile, Lincoln uses metaphor to say “a house divided against itself cannot stand”. This is effective in warning the house that if they don’t work together soon, the house will fall apart. Ethos is used to give his speech character and balance between pathos and logos, or your left and right side of your brain, and to make both of your senses lean toward supporting his argument. However, in comparison to Patrick Henry’s use of synecdoche and ethos when he tells the reader that should he keep his opinions to himself, he will be guilty of treason in the eyes of God. And how the tyrannical hand of the ministry and parliament have pushed away all of their appeals and petitions before, and to keep silent would be