“howe is now weaker than before, and every shot will contribute to reduce him. you are more immediately interested than any other part of the continent: your all is at stake; it is not so with the general cause; you are devoted by the enemy to plunder and destruction: it is the encouragement which howe, the chief of plunderers, has promised his army.”
why is the repetition of “you” in this sentence an effective rhetorical technique?
a. it evokes a sense of guilt in readers that they have not been giving enough to the american war effort.
b. it reminds readers that they each have a personal interest in america’s success in the war.
c. it evokes a sense of panic because the british are advancing on american interests.
d. it reminds readers that colonists who oppose american independence will be held personally responsible if the colonists lose.