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Analytical Response - Red Jacket and Tecumseh 's Speeches

White man speaks with forked tongue ' is a well-known cliche considered a type of rhetorical device , one would normally hear in old Hollywood movies involving Native Americans (Indians . This line though overused , evokes the message of the (continuing ) animosity between the original inhabitants on the Untied States and the descendants of the settlers from Europe who created the US as a nation It underscores the power of rhetoric in delivering the message . For further discussion , the

author will use two speeches made by two notable Native Americans where a comparison will be made on their rhetorical styles . The first speech is the one made by Sagoyewatha , also known as Red Jacket . In 1805 , he spoke out against a group of missionaries from New England who wanted to Christianize his people and he refused when he saw their apparent duplicity . Tecumseh gave a similar message before the Osage nation during the winter of 1811-1812 . He warned his brethren of the white men 's greed after seeing what they do to their fellow men

In analyzing the speeches , both convey the same message - the white men cannot be trusted . Going to the heart of the matter , the rhetoric one thing worth noting is the use of the word , brother ' to address their audience though the difference was that Sagoyewatha was addressing the white men as brother ' while Tecumseh called the Osages brother ' The word is not only used merely as...

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