Question

excerpt from \address to the jury\ by emma goldman \our patriotism is that of the man who loves a woman with open eyes. he is enchanted by her beauty, yet he sees her faults. so we, too, who know america, love her beauty, her richness, her great possibilities, we love her mountains, her canyons, her forests, her niagara, and her deserts - above all do we love the people that have produced her wealth, her artists who have created beauty, her great apostles who dream and work for liberty - but with the same passionate emotion we hate her superficiality, her cant, her corruption, her mad, unscrupulous worship at the alter of the golden calf.\ rhetoric rhetoric is the use of certain skills and techniques to persuade an audience. rhetorical appeals: - ethos - appeals to the audiences character, beliefs, and morals - pathos - appeals to the audiences emotions - logos - appeals to the audiences logic and reasoning what is the positive impact of the rhetoric in emma goldmans speech? it points out that regardless of what the jurys verdict is, the issues in america will not change. it points out how necessary war is for the progression of the nation. it points out that it is possible to love a country while also condemning corruption within it.

Explanation:

In the speech excerpt, Goldman uses a rhetorical device of comparing patriotism to a man's love for a woman with open - eyes (ethos - establishing a rational and understanding tone). She lists the things she loves about America (its natural beauty, people who create wealth and work for liberty) and then the things she hates (superficiality, cant, corruption). This shows a balanced view.

Answer:

It points out that it is possible to love a country while also condemning corruption within it.