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An emotional appeal is an appeal to pathos, which in Greek loosely translates to pain. Most people respond to emotion, but the writer must be careful to use this appeal wisely and fairly. The writers aim should not be to manipulate the reader through emotions but to appeal to needs that all humans have in common: physical needs (life and health) psychological needs (a persons need for love and respect) social needs (the need for freedom, for respect, for acceptance) After a careful analysis of Old Majors speech in Chapter One of Animal Farm, write a well-developed essay in which you discuss HOW Old Major used rhetorical devices to persuade the animals to believe that man was their enemy. In your essay consider the various rhetorical devices used to make Old Majors argument effective for his audience. Substantiate observations with specific examples from the text. Your paper will include: an introductory paragraph that makes a general statement about the appeal of Old Majors speech and the devices used to accomplish his purpose two or three support paragraphs that give specific examples of how an emotional appeal is used in the speech and the devices that contribute to its effectiveness a concluding paragraph that summarizes the effectiveness of the appeal and the structure of the message. (You are relating how he uses language and appeal to accomplish his overall purpose.) Your paper should be no more than 2 typed pages. Papers are due at the beginning of the period Friday, February 15. 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