By repeatedly providing logical explanations to his questions, Henry shows the audience that he is well-educated in this matter and his solutions are logical and beneficial for the entirety of the colonies. Towards the end of his speech, Henry develops zeal and fervor and favors an appeal to pathos rather than logos. Henry once again tests the egos of the delegates and states, "They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary" (History 3). By indirectly calling the delegates who oppose war weak, Henry challenges their egos and tries to cloud their judgment with emotions such as contempt and ambition. Next, Henry appeals to pathos again as he, once again, threatens the egos of the delegates by saying, "There is no retreat, but in submission and slavery!" (History 3). He confidently states that submission will lead to slavery and everyone present in the colonies will be enslaved. By appealing to the inner male machismo and ambition of the delegates, Henry gains undivided support for his cause, to fight and rebel against Britain. On the contrary, Edwards appeals to pathos in his speech "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and uses fear as the ultimate motivator to convert to Christianity. After establishing the fact that all non-believers will rot in Hell, Edwards begins his argument by appealing to pathos as he explains that all the non-believers will have nothing to use to prove their innocence. Edwards states, "All your righteousness, would have no more influence to uphold you and keep you out of hell, than a spider's web would have to stop a fallen rock" (Edwards 2). By creating an image of emptiness and desolation, Edwards appeals to pathos and specifically fear as he creates an image of a worthless spider web trying to save a falling, heavy rock. Edwards compares this worthlessness of the spider web to the false righteousness of non-believers and very bluntly explains what is ahead for all non-believers.
