He uses rhetoric effectively and in order to influence a group of delegates in his favor. He uses logos to establish credibility, pathos to elicit emotion from the audience, and logos to show logic and give examples of why the war was necessary. The other form of rhetoric he uses is patterns and tropes. These are used to give examples, in the form of allusions and metaphors. Also to thrill the crowd through repetition. Patrick Henry's main clause is that if the colonies do not rise up and fight for their independence, they will fall and become enslaved and/or killed. Looking at the options, his speech influenced the votes cast for the fight for independence. Analyzing his speech, he uses a combination of rhetoric in order to show that it was credible and that the war was necessary and happening. This speech changed the outcome of history and will be remembered