Strategies Of Persuading A Son By John Adams

     The book, John Adams, by David McCullough, is a powerfully written biography of one of our nation’s greatest heroes. This biography explores Adams’ life in great depth, unveiling a side to his life unbeknownst to those who have never studied his life in great detail. Through diary entries, letters, and various other documents, the reader grasps a sense of what Adams’ day to day life was like, and is also able to grasp the enormity of his lifetime accomplishments.

John Quincy Adams was the only son of a president to become president. He had an impressive political background that began at the age of fourteen. He was an intelligent and industrious individual. He was a man of strong character and high principles. By all account, his presidency should have been a huge success, yet it wasn't. John Quincy Adams' presidency was frustrating and judged a failure because of the scandal, attached to his election, the pettiness of his political rivals, and his strong character. John Quincy Adams was born on July 1767, in Braintree Massachusetts. His parents were John and Abigail Adams. "Quincy, had every advantage as a youngster. At the time of his birth, his father was an increasingly

As the second president of the United States and the first vice president, John Adams had experienced various kinds of lives of different social positions. Adams, in his early years, tried diverse professions like writer, lawyer, public speaker, and congressman. Later, he became one of the leaders of several political fields, such as the American Revolution and foreign relationships, whose contributions had influenced the United States Constitution. "People and nations are forged in the fires of adversity," said by him, John Adams was more admirable to be a political philosopher than a politician. ("John Adams")

Adams’ tone is very evident in the letter to her son, her tone is authoritative. She is not scolding her son in her letter, but it is not a speaking lightly. This is shown in the first paragraph of Adams’ letter, particularly lines three through eight. “If I had thought your reluctance arose from proper deliberation, or that you were capable of judging what was for your own benefit, I should not have urged you to accompany your father and brother when you appeared so averse to the voyage”. Adams is basically saying, if I thought you actually had a reason not to go and that you were mature enough to decide, I would not have made you go. Her tone is similarly shown in lines twenty-one through twenty-six, when she discusses how her son only needs to apply himself and given his other advantages in life, he will do well. Adams’ authoritative tone makes her message effective because she is

On 12 January, 1780, Abigail Adams writes a letter to her son, John Quincy Adams, who is traveling to France with his father. She encourages her son to take advantage of his travela and use his skills and knowledge to help better himself and experience growth. Throughout her letter, Adams uses ethos, allusion, pathos, and other rhetorical devices to encourage her son John to continue traveling.

In the persuasive letter written by Abigail Adams to her son, John Quincy Adams, A. Adams uses the rhetorical strategies of emotional appeal and logic. John Quincy Adams and his father, “a United States diplomat and later the second president” of the United States, were traveling abroad. During that time A. Adams sent a letter to her son, she encouraged her son to take full advantage of the opportunity of the “voyage.” She wanted him to use his own knowledge and skills to gain experience and wisdom to grow into the man he will be in the future, a leader. A. Adams supports her position by using analogies, allusions, a nurturing and guiding tone, and an abstract word choice. These appeals are used to reassure her son of her love and affection, to convince him of his great attributes and potential for the future, and to initiate his patriotic responsibility.

Letter to John Adams from Abigail Adams and Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams

In the letter to her son, John Quincey Adams (future president of the United States), Abigail Adams implies what she expects of her son to demonstrate the significance of his journey. Her choice of words provides to him the knowledge that he can only become a respectable force. Accordingly, Adams writes “…must give you greater advantages now than you could possibly have reaped whilst ignorant of it” argues that he is now more than he once was and introduces the purpose of her letter. The metaphor

In our poem “Dear America, the Land of the Free” and other writings and speeches, rhetoric helps to powerfully convey a message to an audience. The more powerful the argument is, the more likely the audience is to spread the message to others and attempt to make changes in support of the message. The most effective literature and speeches are strewn with various rhetorical devices, as these devices cause the message to become clearer and more powerful. We see authors using rhetorical techniques to convey a message in each text we discussed in class. For example, “The Declaration of Independence” uses logos and parallelism to convince the King of Great Britain and the American people of the King’s wrongdoings and the necessity of American independence. The author, Thomas Jefferson

In 1780, Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her son, John Quincy Adams, while he was travelling to France with his father. Adams wrote to John Quincy in hopes of convincing him to take advantage of the opportunity he had as he travelled abroad. Through the use of a concerned, motherly tone, along with historical references, Adams informs her son of the effects that can happen, should he choose to use the opportunity to further himself as a person.

In the extended fourth paragraph, Abigail Adams evokes a sense of care and kind heart ness toward her son in order to remind John Adams about his mission and encourage a sense of nationalism “own your existence among a people who have made a glorious defense” the use of nationalistic emotions drives the last paragraph “... do honor to your country and render your parents supremely happy…” Adams feels a nationalistic duty towards her country and she wants her son to bring honor to the country. Abigail Adams uses an encouragement tone to tell her son that everything happens for a reason so he should try his

Abigail Adams uses several rhetorical strategies in her letter that she wrote to advise her son on the many things he will face in life. Whether it be times of misfortune, negative critique, or even moments of uncertainty. Abigail utilizes certain rhetorical strategies like developing in difficult situations, responsibility, and incorporating people in which John Quincy greatly respects and admires.

The first rhetorical device Mrs. Adams administers a compassionate tone to her son while being logical about the kind of life she wants him to consume. Mrs. Adams says that she hopes he is safe, and hasn't encountered “enemies or dangers of the sea.” She complies compassion by acknowledging John Quincy Adams as “my son.” She puts on exhibit patriotism by making it known that she wants him to make a name for himself by doing

Rhetorical devices are often turned to because of how effectively they are able to convey ideas--Henry, Paine, and Jefferson being prime users of them. Often times, these devices are used to make ideas clearer or to provide insights for the audience. These techniques allowed Henry, Paine, and Jefferson to illustrate their hatred towards the British and effectively influence their audience to feel the same. As a result, the audience is able to be easily manipulated by their impassioned appeals. Rhetorical devices such as antithesis and repetition are commonly utilized within their works in order to push their audience to formulate strong opinions against the British.

The Art of Persuasion In the eighteenth century people used persuasion to get people to fight in the upcoming war. Three of the most persuasive people were Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, and Thomas Jefferson. They used many different forms of persuasion. Like logic, data, emotional language, or even imagery.