Thomas Jefferson's Ethos Pathos Logos

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Intro Paragraph: [Beginning remains the same because there was nothing marked wrong] Finally Jefferson intelligently makes an appeal to Madison’s ethos by reminding him of his previous statements in other works, to remind Madison of what he truly should stand for. Through these devices, Jefferson is able to convey a mood of hope and desire through his words and blueprints of building a more perfect union. First Body Paragraph (Logos and Appeal to Logic): Due to the gravity of the issues that Jefferson brings up in his letter, the first two paragraphs of it are used to strengthen his credibility and ideas by appealing strictly to facts and logic- things that Madison cannot disagree with. What else could be more implicitly manipulative and intelligent in an argumentative writing? For example, Jefferson says when explaining why he has a problem with the omission of the Bill of Rights when he says, “the omission of the Bill of …show more content…

When Jefferson attempts to point out the dangers of a government that can crush and disassemble insurrection and rebellion, he refers to “England where the hand of power is heavier than with us, there are seldom half a dozen years without rebellion”. Jefferson using these metaphors has a very powerful effect on Madison’s fears by reminding him of the problems that arose under the rule of the British Tyranny on the thirteen colonies that they had to work so hard to succeed from. When combining these messages with the metaphors about tyranny of the British Empire, Jefferson is building a cloud of fear and dread by saying that they could end up just like the oppressive hand of the British crown. [Second point remains the same]. Therefore through Jefferson’s use of metaphors and euphemisms, he is able to tap into Madison’s emotions, and remind him of everything he has ever feared may come true if Jefferson’s wishes do not come

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