Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes." What theme is presented in this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address? (5 points)
Select one:
a. God's purpose is to destroy nations at war.
b. God's purpose is not the purpose of man.
c. Reading the Bible and praying invoke anger.
d. Reading the Bible does not allow answers to prayer.
"Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." What is the purpose of this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address? (5 points)
Select one:
a. to argue that the impact of the war has not yet matched the impact of slavery
b. to show that God will judge everyone who participates in the war
c. to explain that the war will last two hundred fifty years
d. to illustrate that the war has already lasted three thousand years
"On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war-seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation." Which rhetorical element is included in this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address? (5 points)
Select one:
a. ethos
b. pathos
c. theme
d. thesis
Which element relies on logic, credibility, and emotion? (5 points)
Select one:
a. rhetorical devices
b. theme statements
c. purpose statements
d. thesis statements
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." Which statement below is true of the conclusion of Lincoln's speech? (5 points)
Select one:
a. Lincoln shows anger to those who caused the war.
b. Lincoln vows to care for those injured by the war.
c. Lincoln declares the war has finally ended.
d. Lincoln surrenders the war to the enemy.

1. "Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes."

b) God's purpose is not the purpose of man. - This sentence can help you with the answer "The Almighty has His own purposes"

2. "Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether."

a. to argue that the impact of the war has not yet matched the impact of slavery The answer is found in this part where he talked about the reparation for the slaves "Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago"

3. "On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it...."

b) pathos - In classical rhetoric, pathos is the means of persuasion that appeals to the emotions of an audience.

4. Which element relies on logic, credibility, and emotion?

a) Rhetorical devices - Rhetorical devices (also known as stylistic devices, persuasive devices, or simply rhetoric) are techniques or language used to convey a point or convince an audience.hetoric appeals to one’s sensibilities in four specific ways:

Logos, an appeal to logic;
Pathos, an appeal to emotion;
Ethos, an appeal to ethics; or,
Kairos, an appeal to time

5. "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."

b. Lincoln vows to care for those injured by the war. The answer is in the lines "to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan"

azikennamdi azikennamdi · Answer 2 · 2022-02-07T14:40:49+01:00

1. The theme that is best presented in the passage is that God's purpose is not the purpose of Man.

Two nations who believe in the same God and the same holy book at war with each other cannot possibly get answers to their prayer requesting that God destroy the other.

The correct answer, therefore, is B.

2. The real war was against the Slave trade which had lasted three thousand years at that time. This is the point President Lincoln is trying to make. Hence, the correct answer is D.

3. The rhetorical element used in the Presidents speech is Ethos. This is because the paragraph makes reference to the character and or spirit of the community before the war.

The correct answer, therefore, is A.

4. The element which relies on logic, credibility, and emotions is rhetorical devices. Respectively, they are Logos, Ethos, and Pathos. The correct answer, therefore, is A.

5. His statement is indicative of the fact that he seeks to care for those who have been a victim of the war. The correct answer, thus, is B.

President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

This address was given on the 4th of March 1865.

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