From "The American Crisis" by Thomas Paine
What is an example of logos?
"America will never be happy until she is free from foreign dominion" meaning you would protect your home and family from a thief, logic then indicates you protect your country from a foreign power/thief.
Example of where America is divinely guided.
"God will not give America to the Devil" meaning God is on America's side and not that of Great Britain.
What is an example of ethos?
"He whose heart is firm and conscience approves conduct pursues until death" meaning fight for freedom, do not give up is an example of ethos.
Example of religious language and explain.
"Show your faith by works so God will bless you" -- America is fighting a righteous battle, but England is unholy. -- If God is on your side, it is a battle you can fight, and it is a battle you can win.
What is an example of pathos?
"The heart that feels not is now dead" meaning the children will have to fight if the parents do not decide to do so is an example of pathos.
Example of Aphoristic statement and explain.
"Though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal may never expire" meaning liberty may be hard to see but the desire for freedom will never go away.
What is pathos?
...is an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion.
Who is Thomas Paine's audience? What is the goal of this pamphlet?
...the American colonists. ...to boost moral of the soldiers and to motivate the colonists to stop thinking themselves as British subjects rather to start thinking themselves as Americans.
What is logos?
...the divine wisdom manifest in the creation, government and redemption of the world... ...principle of reason and judgement, principle of divine reason/creative order (logic)...
Who are the "summer soldier and sunshine patriot"?
...the fair weather soldiers that only want to fight when they are winning, not losing, lazy.
What is ethos?
...the guiding beliefs of a person, group, or organization.
List three memorable statements (bumber stickers).
1) Harder the conflict, more glorious the triumph 2) What we obtain too cheaply we esteem to lightly. 3) Tyranny like hell is not easily conquered.
What is an aphoristic style?
A writing style using a concise statement of a principle often blunt (frank) language on a statement of life.
Explain the political situation in America and the case of a thief breaking into someone's home.
Great Britain is a thief. Robbers by King George III's taxes and by sending his soldiers to murder people in America... You would defend your house from thieves. You would protect your family from murderers...
What is the point of the story of the tavern keeper at Amboy?
Peace in our time is selfish. Parents should fight for the children now. -- Solve the problem now instead of putting it off for later (referring to the war) because it will put your children in trouble because they will be soldiers then.
