The art of persuasion was one of the greatest assets possessed by the patriarchs of The United States. It allowed our founding fathers to preserve the fragile Nation through the decade of Revolution and left for its posterity the legacy of the most celebrated works of American history. Patrick Henry, in his address to the Virginia Convention, institutes effective use of the entire range of appeals, logos, ethos, and pathos giving the speech a quality …showed first 75 words of 700 total…

…showed last 75 words of 700 total…to sway its population. Patrick Henry, one of the greatest among these artists, exhibits many effective tools. His balance of emotional and logical appeals, his personal but concrete references to current events, and pertinent allusions to trusted documents all culminate in the production of a work of oratory genius epitomized in his closing cry: "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" Bibliography none