Franklin: Vocab
Arduous
difficult, hard to do
Sentiment
feelings, thoughts, emotions
Copious
abundant, plentiful, a lot
Reasonable
the arguments laid out in Enlightenment writing are not outlandish
Virtue
asset, good quality
Insidious
evil, wicked
Wretched
miserable
Logical
the arguments laid out in Enlightenment writing make sense logically
Vigilance
attentiveness, to give attention
Formidable
alarming, frightful, dreadful
Dejected
sad, unhappy
Ornately written
Enlightenment writing is extremely formal and uses fanciful language
moral perfection (as defined by Franklin)
to be perfect in the 13 virtues
Invincible
unable to be harmed
Countenances
faces, expressions
How is Henry reasonable, logical, and ornate?
He uses ethos, pathos, and logos to support his argument that the colonies should go to war with Britain.
acquire
to gather
Presides
governs over
Pestilential
harmful, destructive
How is Franklin logical, reasonable, and ornate?
He recounts his challenges in trying to achieve moral perfection by explaining the logic behind his plan and the reasons he has selected the virtues he will try to perfect. He uses a large vocabulary, varied sentence structures, and graphics to develop an ornate writing style.