Defying the British

In this speech, the main style(elucutio) used is the low plain style as he is instructing and telling them what to do to gain independence and urging them to stay strong. by stating "there must be Hindu-Muslim unity always, no Indian must be treated as as the English treat us. We must remove untouchability from our hearts and from our lives, we must defy the British".

The third instruction he Gandhi involved the use of pathos as the Indians were just coming off a recent massacre of hundreds of unarmed Indians by the British army. So when he instructed them to defy the British that statement was more than welcomed and received a thunderous ovation from the audience.

The dominant appeal here is the appeal to character(ethos). It is a well known fact that a huge portion of the Indian populace buy British clothes which in turn causes the privation of the Indians "English factories make the cloth that makes our poverty". He asks them to bring all their English made clothes to be burnt as an act of defiance to the British and continues with "if you are left with only one piece of home spun, like me, wear it with dignity". Gandhi had made it a point to live,dress and eat like the regular Indian ever since he returned to India. This appeal worked the rest of the people saw him as a poor man just like them who related and understood their sufferings. However, this wouldn't have been the case if he were dressed like an English that he is.