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1. How would you describe President Abraham Lincoln’s tone at the beginning of the speech? How does it change by the end?

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   Questions: - How would you describe President Abraham Lincoln’s tone at the beginning of the speech? How does it change by the end?
2. Notice that in the second paragraph Lincoln uses many contrasts and juxtapositions to create distinctions, and in the third paragraph, he makes comparisons to point to similarities. How do these strategies contribute to his rhetorical purpose? Considering the fact that he was addressing not only his Union supporters but also the entire audience, what likely effect did these strategies have on his audience?

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   Questions: - Notice that in the second paragraph Lincoln uses many contrasts and juxtapositions to create distinctions, and in the third paragraph, he makes comparisons to point to similarities. How do these strategies contribute to his rhetorical purpose? Considering the fact that he was addressing not only his Union supporters but also the entire audience, what likely effect did these strategies have on his audience?
3. Lincoln says, “It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God’s assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men’s faces; but let us judge not that we be not judged” (par. 3). What does that statement imply?

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   Questions: - Lincoln says, “It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God’s assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men’s faces; but let us judge not that we be not judged” (par. 3). What does that statement imply?
4. Explain the rhetorical question that Lincoln poses in paragraph 3.

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   Questions: - Explain the rhetorical question that Lincoln poses in paragraph 3.
5. Which of the classic appeals, to ethos, logos, or pathos, is most prominent in this speech? Explain.

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   Questions: - Which of the classic appeals, to ethos, logos, or pathos, is most prominent in this speech? Explain.