»

Monday, September 29, 2008

Rhetorical Analysis on The Virgina Charter 1606

Author: Lukin/ The leaders of the Virgina colony
Audience: The people of New Virgina
Tone: Straightforward, Serious
Purpose & Context of Argument: To inform the colonies of the laws of their new land.
How is it persuasive?
-Ethos: Sounds like someone of high credibility, ... I really dont think they would let someone write laws who wasn't.
-Pathos: I dont believe this peice of writing was written to involve any emotions
-Logos: The logic of this article was to lay down the laws so that there isn't total chaos among the new community.

0 comments: