Rhetorical Analysis Of Abigail Adams Letter

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Abigail Adams’s Letter On January 12th, 1780, Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her son John Quincy Adams, to help guide and support him on his “second voyage to France” (line 3). Throughout, she uses emotion mixed with information to help convey her message to John. Abigail Adams, being the concerned, loving mother she is, uses rhetorical strategies in her letter to advise her son. Pathos was used to assist her in motivating John Quincy Adams. Abigail writes, “Render your parents supremely happy, particularly your ever affectionate mother” (lines 61-63). This line shows that Abigail wants to see him succeed and be proud of him. This touches upon her support and emotional investment into the letter. She uses this quote to help encourage John

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