Although some critics, may say that Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention” was not successful in rallying colonists to come together for the war, Henry’s speech and use of persuasive techniques actually helped to rally the colonists and ultimately win their independence. One way in which Henry was successful in swaying the colonists to pick up arms, was by using persuasive techniques that appealed to reason. Henry is able to persuade the colonists through giving them the two possible outcomes for how they may live their life. In Henry’s speech, he states, “for my own part I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery” (Henry 81). Through this quote, the reader is able to fully understand the seriousness
