3.6 Rhetorical Devices and Persuasion: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God P. 226

3.6 Rhetorical Devices and Persuasion: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” p. 226

Pre- Reading : Read the section labeled “About the Author” and the title of the text. Based on what you’ve read, what do you think the author will argue? Complete sentences with the author’s name and title of work are required. Based on the short author biography and the title of the text, Jonathan Edwards will most likely argue that

Directions: Read the assigned text on pages 226-227 and annotate by identifying examples of rhetorical devices listed below. In the middle column, write the example from the text. In the right column, explain how the device strengthens the persuasive argument. Rhetorical Device Example from Text in Quotes with How does the rhetorical device strengthen the with definition Documentation argument? Embed and cite text evidence! (no summaries)

Edwards repeats the line ______Repetition (anaphora) ______– repetition at the beginning of clauses, in order to emphasize ______lines or sentences ______

(Edwards ). Edwards’s argument that ______is Parallelism – the use of repeated further strengthened by his use of parallelism grammatical structures when he declares ______(Edwards ).

The allusion to ______Allusion – a direct or ______indirect reference to something from suggests ______history, the Bible, ______current event ______(Edwards ).

Argument by When Edwards compares ______Analogy – a ______comparison of two similar situations, to ______implying the outcome ______, he reinforces the idea that of one will resemble ______the outcome of the ______other ______(Edwards ).

The comparison of ______to ______Metaphor/Simile – emphasizes______comparison of two ______unlike things ______(Edwards ).

Post Reading:

1. Now that you have closely analyzed the text, choose the most effective rhetorical device from your chart used by the author to strengthen his argument.

Using complete sentences, explain which device you chose and why this rhetorical device is so effective. Use embedded and cited text evidence (no more than 6 words). Remember to include the author’s name and title of work.

Consider using:

 “[Device chosen] uses [ethos/ pathos/logos] by ….”

 “[Device chosen] strengthens Edward’s argument that ….by emphasizing ….” In his sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Jonathan Edwards’ most effective rhetorical device