1) write a quote from the speech that commits a fallacy. 2) Tell what fallacy it commits and explain why it is guilty of committing that logical flaw. 3) Explain why a speech that blatantly commits so many fallacies can still be so effective and so famous.
1. "For my own part I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery; and in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate." (paragraph 2)
2. This quote reflects the excluded middle fallacy. Excluded middle leaves room for only two options, having no third option available. Patrick Henry is stating the country can either be enslaved or be free; he is not giving any other options to the situation. This creates a very dramatic situation that people are more likely to pay attention to. When they realize they can fight for one or submit to the other, their feelings become intensified and they end up agreeing to the point the author is trying to make.
3. If a speech can effectively stir the feelings of people, it will be successful in convincing the audience of whatever the message may be. Most fallacies mess with how people think or feel, or target logos/pathos. Fallacies tend to be dramatic and catch people's attention, drawing them into the speech and giving special thought to the issue at hand.
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