Asked by aubrey
) Identify ONE purpose of the speech.
b) Identify ONE historical development that may have influenced the views expressed in the speech.
c) Identify ONE piece of evidence used by the author to support his argument that religion “can arouse men’s passions more than anything else.”
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I don’t have the speech text here — could you paste the excerpt or tell me the title/author? I can give precise answers once I see it.
Meanwhile, here’s a quick guide and ready-to-use answer templates you can adapt once you supply the speech:
How to find each item:
- Purpose: Look for the author’s aim (to persuade, to warn, to justify, to rally, to criticize). Ask “What does the speaker want the audience to do, feel, or believe?”
- Historical development: Identify a major event, trend, or movement that relates to the speech (e.g., the Enlightenment, the Second Great Awakening, industrialization, revolution, nationalism, sectional tensions). Pick the one that best explains why the speaker says what they do.
- Evidence for “religion ‘can arouse men’s passions more than anything else’”: Find an example, anecdote, statistic, or rhetorical description in the speech showing religion producing strong emotions or mobilizing people (e.g., descriptions of religious riots, crusades, revival meetings, martyrdom, or how leaders use religious language to inflame audiences).
Example templates (fill in specifics after you provide the text):
a) Purpose of the speech
- “The purpose of the speech is to persuade the audience to [adopt a policy/support a cause/oppose an opponent] by arguing that [central claim].”
b) Historical development that influenced the views
- “One historical development that may have influenced the speaker’s views is [name the development, e.g., the Second Great Awakening/Enlightenment/industrialization/sectional conflict], because it [briefly explain how it relates to the speech].”
c) Piece of evidence from the speech
- “The author supports the claim that religion ‘can arouse men’s passions more than anything else’ by [quote or paraphrase a passage showing religious fervor—e.g., recounting a violent religious riot/depicting revival meetings where crowds became inflamed/describing leaders using sacred language to mobilize followers].”
If you paste the speech (or identify it), I’ll give concise, specific answers for a, b, and c.
Meanwhile, here’s a quick guide and ready-to-use answer templates you can adapt once you supply the speech:
How to find each item:
- Purpose: Look for the author’s aim (to persuade, to warn, to justify, to rally, to criticize). Ask “What does the speaker want the audience to do, feel, or believe?”
- Historical development: Identify a major event, trend, or movement that relates to the speech (e.g., the Enlightenment, the Second Great Awakening, industrialization, revolution, nationalism, sectional tensions). Pick the one that best explains why the speaker says what they do.
- Evidence for “religion ‘can arouse men’s passions more than anything else’”: Find an example, anecdote, statistic, or rhetorical description in the speech showing religion producing strong emotions or mobilizing people (e.g., descriptions of religious riots, crusades, revival meetings, martyrdom, or how leaders use religious language to inflame audiences).
Example templates (fill in specifics after you provide the text):
a) Purpose of the speech
- “The purpose of the speech is to persuade the audience to [adopt a policy/support a cause/oppose an opponent] by arguing that [central claim].”
b) Historical development that influenced the views
- “One historical development that may have influenced the speaker’s views is [name the development, e.g., the Second Great Awakening/Enlightenment/industrialization/sectional conflict], because it [briefly explain how it relates to the speech].”
c) Piece of evidence from the speech
- “The author supports the claim that religion ‘can arouse men’s passions more than anything else’ by [quote or paraphrase a passage showing religious fervor—e.g., recounting a violent religious riot/depicting revival meetings where crowds became inflamed/describing leaders using sacred language to mobilize followers].”
If you paste the speech (or identify it), I’ll give concise, specific answers for a, b, and c.
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