Question

Read the passage.

excerpt from "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!" by Patrick Henry

Sir, we have done everything that could be done, to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament. Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne.


Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this speech.

Which statement best describes Patrick Henry's use of logos in this excerpt?

Responses

He describes current events to create anger toward the British and present the moral argument for war.

He describes current events to create anger toward the British and present the moral argument for war.

He presents the crimes committed against the American people by the British government, to create outrage.

He presents the crimes committed against the American people by the British government, to create outrage.

He explains what has occurred under his watch to reinforce his authority and knowledge on the subject.

He explains what has occurred under his watch to reinforce his authority and knowledge on the subject.

He lists the actions taken by America to ensure peace, to establish the reasons why war is inevitable.

Answer 1

He lists the actions taken by America to ensure peace, to establish the reasons why war is inevitable.

Explanation: Henry uses a logical sequence of tried remedies (petitions, remonstrances, supplications) and their failures to show, with evidence, that peaceful options are exhausted—supporting the conclusion that conflict is unavoidable.