Question

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of the speech. How does Churchill use rhetoric to advance his purpose in this section of "The Sinews of Peace"? Churchill employs a metaphor that compares atomic weapons to shields, thereby supporting his assertion that the United States and other western democracies only developed atomic weapons to defend themselves. Churchill uses a metaphor that compares the newly formed United Nations to a temple, thereby strengthening his argument that the UN's mission to secure peace and maintain freedom is a moral and ethical one that must be supported. Churchill uses a metaphor that compares the defunct League of Nations to the Tower of Babel, thereby suggesting that past attempts to bring diverse cultures and nations together were foolish and destructive. Churchill employs a metaphor that compares the world's future to a path that leads to one of two destinations, war or peace, in order to insist that its leaders bring their people in the proper direction.

Answer 1

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Churchill uses a metaphor that compares the newly formed United Nations to a temple, thereby strengthening his argument that the UN's mission to secure peace and maintain freedom is a moral and ethical one that must be supported.

Answer 2

Churchill uses rhetoric to advance his purpose in "The Sinews of Peace", Churchill uses a metaphor that compares the newly formed United Nations to a temple, thereby strengthening his argument that the UN's mission to secure peace and maintain freedom is a moral and ethical one that must be supported.

This speech was made on March 5, 1946, in the United States. It is the post-war period and Churchill is addressing the American public as a member of the opposition, he is not in power at the moment. He compares the newly formed United Nations, "with the decisive addition of the United States." He reinforces the idea that it is a temple of peace, where they will all work for preserving peace. "...that it is a true temple of peace in which the shields of many nations can some day be hung up..."