persuasion

The three speeches by Washington, Stanton, and Lincoln were all persuasive but they all based their persuasion on different tactics. Stanton's speech was more of an appeal to reason and logic. Lincoln's speech was an appeal to emotion and conviction. Washington's speech was a combination but I felt like it was directed more towards logical appeal than emotional. My favorite speech would definitely have to be Elizabeth Cady Stanton's. I liked this speech best because the whole thing is based on sound reasoning rather than sporadic emotion. However, I did feel that Stanton's speech could have been more concise and been just as effective. The Gettysburg address was my second favorite even barring its historical significance. This speech was emotionally moving because it related to the sacrifice of life. I think Lincoln knew that whatever he said could never have as much effect as what the presence of that battlefield said.Washington's speech was my least favorite it seemed to lack something the others had but I cannot put my finger on it. The Washington speech was well put together and the ship metaphor was good but this speech seemed to lack conviction on paper that was present in both the Lincoln and Stanton speeches. When I read the Washington speech it was like reading a newspaper article. While when I read the Stanton and Lincoln speech I could practically hear their voices. I do not know why the Washington speech was so dry to me but it had no feeling. Lincoln's had of course all the feeling in the world because of his location and emotional appeal. However, even Stanton's speech had conviction and she based her speech on the same appeal to reason as Washington. I guess I could hear Stanton speaking almost pleading with the world to listen to her logic. All three of the speeches were written with the purpose to persuade however I think that only two of them were effective. Washington left a lot to be desired.