The Age of Reason Ben Franklin Patrick Henry Thomas Paine Thomas Jefferson

The Age of Reason AKA… The Enlightenment The Augustan Age The Neoclassical Period

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?

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

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

Rhetoric using language effectively to please or persuade SituationPurposeAudienceMethod Ethos Ethos Pathos Pathos Logos Logos Appeals based upon perceived reputation. Appeals based upon emotions. Appeals based upon logic.