In at least 150 words, explain two ways in which patrick henry persuades his audience that the moment to fight is at hand. identify two rhetorical techniques or appeals. use evidence from the speech to support your response.

Patrick Henry persuades his audience by exposing, very convincingly, that, despite their forms ("insidious smile," "gracious reception") the British have listened to their claims for liberty only superficially, and, in the meantime, they have been preparing for war, and that they are capable of fighting them, with the help of God, and the confrontation cannot be delayed.

Regarding the rhetorical techniques, Patrick Henry uses irony and rhetorical questions. On the one hand, throughout his speech he often poses questions with the goal not of eliciting an answer (he knows the answer) but of making a point. "Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation?" is one of the many examples. On the other hand, he also employs irony, as in the following passage: "But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house?" Here, he is using a sarcastic or mocking tone in order to sound more convincing.

the answer is b i think