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  1. Notice how Red Jacket begins each paragraph. How does this approach appeal to both ethos and pathos?

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    Questions: - Notice how Red Jacket begins each paragraph. How does this approach appeal to both ethos and pathos?
  2. How would you characterize Red Jacket’s tone in the second and third paragraphs?

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    Questions: - How would you characterize Red Jacket’s tone in the second and third paragraphs?
  3. What is Red Jacket’s rhetorical purpose in paragraphs 6 through 12, where he says “we are told” and repeats the phrase “you say” several times. How does this repetition serve his purpose?

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    Questions: - What is Red Jacket’s rhetorical purpose in paragraphs 6 through 12, where he says “we are told” and repeats the phrase “you say” several times. How does this repetition serve his purpose?
  4. How effectively does Red Jacket use rhetorical questions? Imagine the audience’s response to each of them.

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    Questions: - How effectively does Red Jacket use rhetorical questions? Imagine the audience’s response to each of them.
  5. Near the end, Red Jacket makes a promise. Is it a sincere one? Is it similar to a rhetorical question, in that Red Jacket already knows the result of what he suggests? Explain.

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    Questions: - Near the end, Red Jacket makes a promise. Is it a sincere one? Is it similar to a rhetorical question, in that Red Jacket already knows the result of what he suggests? Explain.
  6. What does Red Jacket’s speech say about religious tolerance in America? Explain.

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    Questions: - What does Red Jacket’s speech say about religious tolerance in America? Explain.