The Age of Reason

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The Age of Reason
Ben Franklin
Patrick Henry

• 1750-1800

Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
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The Age of Reason AKA

• The Enlightenment
• The Augustan Age
• The Neoclassical Period

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Topics of the Age of Reason
Science Government Ethics
How are these subjects like the subjects of The
Age of Faith? How are they different from the
subjects of the Age of Faith?
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Literary Forms of the Age of Reason

• Biographies/Autobiographies
• Government Documents
• Newspapers/Pamphlets
• A little poetry
• Speeches
• No Fiction

• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
• The Declaration of Independence
• Common Sense/ The Crisis
• Philip Freneau
• Speech at the Virginia Convention

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Authors we will study
Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Patrick
Henry Thomas Jefferson
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Rhetoric

• using language effectively to please or persuade
• Situation
• Purpose
• Audience
• Method
• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos

• Appeals based upon perceived reputation.
• Appeals based upon emotions.
• Appeals based upon logic.