Question 1 5 pts
You may refer to Patrick Henry's Speech in the Virginia Convention here to refresh your
memory on the speech: Link to Patrick Henry's Speech in the Virginia Convention
Which of the following statements best reflects Henry's shift in strategies and tone in this
speech?
begins with condemning the British, moves to apologizing to his audience, to facts and figures, and
finally to a rousing call to action
Obegins with humor, then moves to sarcasm, and then finally appeals to the audience's pity
begins with rhetorical questioning, then moves to shaming his audience, and finally to emphatic
statements
O begins with a respectful and complimentary tone, then moves to rhetorical questioning, then to
emphatic statements, and then finally to a call to action