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Revolutionary Period - Also known as …

Revolutionary Period - Also known as …. This period is no longer all about God-it is about human control and achievement. Characteristics of this period - Self-knowledge, self-control, discipline, and order Celebrated reason and the scientific method-all about logic, not faith

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  1. Revolutionary Period -Also known as …

  2. This period is no longer all about God-it is about human control and achievement

  3. Characteristics of this period - • Self-knowledge, self-control, discipline, and order • Celebrated reason and the scientific method-all about logic, not faith • Faith in natural goodness - a human is born without taint or sin; the concept of tabula rasa or blank slate. (compare this to predestination which states that people are born either saved or damned)

  4. Belief in scientific method and reason

  5. So how about a short definition describing the Age of Reason as a literary period? ►Age of Reason: a movement that was marked by an emphasis on rationality rather than tradition, scientific inquiry instead of unquestioning religious dogma, and representative government in place of monarchy.

  6. Deism (as opposed to Puritanism)“My mind is my church." - Thomas Paine Deists believe that • One cannot access God through organized religion. 2. God has not selected a chosen people.3. Jesus is a teacher, philosopher, not the Son of God.4. Do not believe in miracles.5. Deists pray, but only to express their appreciation to God for his works. They generally do not ask for special privileges, or try to assess the will of God through prayer. Our definition:

  7. Phillis Wheatley OlaudahEquiano Patrick Henry Thomas Paine Michel de Crevecoeur Ben Franklin

  8. Persuasive Writing has a…. • Specific Purpose • Specific Audience • Appeals to • Logic (logos) • Emotion (pathos-think sympathy, empathy) • Ethics-ethos

  9. Types of Logical Appeals (logos) Appeal to the logical reasoning ability of readers • facts • statistics • case studies • experiments • logical reasoning • analogies • anecdotes • authority voices

  10. Types of Emotional Appeals (pathos) Appeal to beliefs and feelings • Higher emotions-belief in fairness; love,pity, etc. • Lower emotions-greed, lust, revenge, avarice, etc. • Examples

  11. Types of Ethical Appeal (ethos) Sense the author gives of being competent / fair / authority • trustworthiness • credibility • reliability • expert testimony • reliable sources • fairness

  12. Define the following: • Oratorical Devices: • Oratory/orator • Repetition • Rhetorical question • Restatement • Allusion • Parallel structure

  13. Define the following: • Metaphor • Personification • Analogy • Anecdote • Epistle • Autobiography • aphorism

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