...During April 1861, the first month of the Civil War, Alfred M. Green gave a speech in Philadelphia. The goal was to persuade African Americans to prepare to enlist in the Army. He also used his platform to talk about the unfair ways the African Americans were being treated, not only in the South but also in the North. Green had to use a few different methods to persuade African Americans to enlist in the Army, while also speaking about the issues for which they had to deal. Green's main persuasive point is reminding his fellow African Americans what the United States was founded on “freedom, and of civil and religious toleration.”. By reminding his audience of the American ideology, Green hopes this convinces them of their need to go to war...
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...Alfred M. Green must convince the African American population -- that they ought to take part in the civil war if they get the chance -- because he has taken it upon himself to view the conflict -- between the people of America and the deeper internal conflict within individuals -- detached from any personal or political bias. Rather he takes on his argument from a patriotic and humanitarian standpoint. Using this strategy he speaks with an audience’s voice honestly expressing the situation at hand -- expressing both, the views of his audience and that of which is most beneficial to their nation as a whole. This creates the contrast that allows his audiences to slowly move from their personally guarded beliefs to what might for the greater good of the nation in which they live in. He does this by showing his audience the crossroads they stand on and...
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...Rhetorical Analysis Essay The Union In 1861, Africans were free, although free “African Americans still were not allowed to enlist in the army. Towards slavery during this time isn’t quite enough to convince blacks to join them in their battle against the Confederacy. So, in April 1861, Alfred M. Green delivered a speech to persuade African Americans to prepare to fight in the Civil War. Green used rhetorical devices such as pathos and repetition to prove why joining this bloodshed was important. Pathos is used to not only introduce significant material, but to also get the audience’s attention. The statement, “My country right or wrong. I love thee still” is one of the first sentences that stirs patriotic emotions. It gives the audience...
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...1 CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI Chapter XVIII CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIV CHAPTER XXV CHAPTER XXVI CHAPTER XXVII CHAPTER XXVIII CHAPTER XXIX CHAPTER XXX CHAPTER XXXI The Art of Public Speaking BY 2 The Art of Public Speaking BY J. BERG ESENWEIN AUTHOR OF "HOW TO ATTRACT AND HOLD AN AUDIENCE," "WRITING THE SHORT-STORY," "WRITING THE PHOTOPLAY," ETC., ETC., AND DALE CARNAGEY PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AND FINANCE; INSTRUCTOR IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, Y.M.C.A. SCHOOLS, NEW YORK, BROOKLYN, BALTIMORE, AND PHILADELPHIA, AND THE NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BANKING THE WRITER'S LIBRARY EDITED BY J. BERG ESENWEIN THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD, MASS. PUBLISHERS Copyright 1915 THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO F. ARTHUR METCALF FELLOW-WORKER AND FRIEND Table of Contents THINGS TO THINK OF FIRST--A FOREWORD * CHAPTER I--ACQUIRING CONFIDENCE BEFORE AN AUDIENCE * CHAPTER II--THE SIN OF MONOTONY DALE CARNAGEY * CHAPTER III--EFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPHASIS AND SUBORDINATION * CHAPTER IV--EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PITCH * CHAPTER V--EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PACE * CHAPTER VI--PAUSE AND POWER * CHAPTER VII--EFFICIENCY THROUGH INFLECTION * CHAPTER VIII--CONCENTRATION IN DELIVERY...
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