Which phrase best describes the rhetorical purpose of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? a. to encourage the assembled audience to pray for the dead Union soldiers
b. to present the Civil War as a fight for both national unity and human equality
c. to distract his audience from the horrors of the Battle of Gettysburg
d. to argue that the Civil War was necessary as a response to Southern aggression

A

Explanation:

The stated purpose of Lincoln's speech was to dedicate a plot of land that would become Soldier's National Cemetery. However, Lincoln realized that he also had to inspire the people to continue the fight. Below is the text of the Gettysburg Address, interspersed with my thoughts on what made it so memorable.

it's like watching a fable, it's not really about the animals but rather it has a meaning that is understood by us and that is implicit, not explicitly said. implicit ideas are common and are used in almost all works of art, from writing to painting to sculpting.

the answer is somber