The author's purpose for using the rhetorical device in the excerpt is to make a clear connection between the past and the future. By referencing the past conduct of the British ministry, Patrick Henry is arguing that historical actions can inform and justify concerns about the future, thereby urging his audience to recognize the dangers that lie ahead based on previous experiences.
A) Read the excerpt from Patrick Henry’s speech “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death.” What is the author’s purpose for using the rhetorical device you identified in the excerpt? I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the House. (1 point) To make a clear connection between the past and the future To ask a question for dramatic effect To explain a new idea using familiar terms To help readers understand the difference between judgment and justification
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