Read the following excerpt from Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, paying attention to the persuasive words Stowe uses.
And now, men and women of America, is this a thing to be trifled with, apologized for, and passed over in silence? Farmers of Massachusetts, of New Hampshire, of Vermont, of Connecticut, who read this book by the blaze of your winter-evening fire,—strong-hearted, generous sailors and ship-owners of Maine,—is this a thing for you to countenance and encourage? Brave and generous men of New York, farmers of rich and joyous Ohio, and ye of the wide prairie states,—answer, is this a thing for you to protect and countenance?
What inspiring words and phrases does Stowe use to persuade her audience that they were too ethical to continue slavery?
"trifled with," "apologized for," "passed over in silence"
"strong-hearted," "generous," "brave," "joyous"
"farmers," "sailors," "ship-owners," "ye of wide prairie states"
"countenance," "encourage," "rich," "protect"
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