And what have we to oppose to them? shall we try argument? sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years. have we anything new to offer on the subject? nothing. we have held the subject up in every light of which it is capable; but it has been all in vain. shall we resort to entreaty and humble supplication? what terms shall we find which have not been already exhausted? let us not, i beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves longer.   what is the persuasive effect of the different types of statements? a. they build the speaker's credibility through appeals to emotion. b. they engage the audience and call for a response. c. they emphasize the speaker's confusion about his point of view. d. they surprise the audience and create a humorous tone.

The persuasive effect of the different types of statements by Patrick Henry is that they engage the audience and call for a response. In Patrick Henry’s 1775 speech where he declared “Give me liberty, or give me death!”, he fired up America’s will to fight for its independence.

B. They engage the audience and call for a response.

Explanation:

Passage shown in the question above shows a speaker committed to engaging the audience for his cause. At all times, the speaker establishes questions that make the audience reflect and create an answer that shows how the point defended by the speaker is correct. The speaker gets the audience involved in his words and is able to reason through his question in a concise, objective and direct way.

So we can say that the persuasive effect of the different types of statements in the text above involves the public and asks for an answer.

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