Now that you’ve identified Congresswoman Mink’s use of rhetorical appeals and devices, you’ll prepare to explain how they are effective. Re-read her speech and answer the questions in the table to organize your analysis. ANSWER:

Rhetorical Appeal
1.A What rhetorical appeals does Mink use?
1.B How are they effective?
1.A Mink uses a mix of pathos, ethos, and logos.
1.B Mink’s use of pathos is effective because she appeals to common emotions of belonging and identity. Her use of ethos is effective because she reminds her audience of her credibility as a member of Congress. Her use of logos is effective because she calls upon a variety of facts, evidence, and statistics to support her argument.
Rhetorical Devices
2.A What rhetorical devices does Mink use to strengthen her argument?
2.B How are they effective?
2.A Mink uses a series of rhetorical questions to strengthen her argument.
2.B Mink’s use of rhetorical questions is effective because it invites the audience to consider a solution to the questions she poses. They also allow her to emphasize a point or set up a solution she proposes.

Read the following scene from trifles. sheriff (chuckling). married to the law. (moves toward the other room.) i just want you to come in here a minute, george. we ought to take a look at these windows. county attorney (scoffingly). oh, windows! sheriff. we’ll be right out, mr. hale. (hale goes outside. the sheriff follows the county attorney into the other room. then mrs. hale rises, hands tight together, looking intensely at mrs. peters, whose eyes take a slow turn, finally meeting mrs. hale’s. a moment mrs. hale holds her, then her own eyes point the way to where the box is concealed. suddenly mrs. peters throws back quilt pieces and tries to put the box in the bag she is wearing. it is too big. she opens box, starts to take the bird out, cannot touch it, goes to pieces, stands there . sound of a knob turning in the other room. mrs. hale snatches the box and puts it in the pocket of her big coat. enter county attorney and sheriff.) county attorney (facetiously). well, henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. she was going to—what is it you call it, ladies! mrs. hale (her hand against her pocket). we call it—knot it, mr. henderson. what changes might a director or screenwriter make to the original version of this scene in order to best emphasize the mood? cut dialogue from the scene to make it a more appropriate length update the setting to appeal to a more modern-day audience omit the actions of the characters to avoid confusion and chaos include the use of lighting, camera angles, and sound effects