Nixon Argument Analysis 1. What is Nixon's claim in the speech?
2. What are Nixon's reasons for his claim?
3. What evidence does Nixon provide for his reasons?
4. Find one example of Nixon's use of rhetorical appeals (pathos, ethos, or logos). Cite the evidence from the text and explain which appeal he is using. Was it effective?
5. Do Nixon's reasons seem valid based on his evidence?

Read the excerpt from the time traveler's guide to elizabethan england.simon forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. however, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. he has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” it seems the best advice is provided by nicholas bownd in his book medicines for the plague: "in these dangerous times god must be our only defense.”which lines best summarize the excerpt?