The following quote from Patrick Henry's speech commits the "Appeal to Faith" fallacy.
"Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us.
This quote commits the "Appeal to Faith" fallacy because it implies that those with faith in God will go along with this idea because God will assure that they win.
Speeches with fallacies are still effective because normal people do not listen to a speech with the intent to pick out fallacies. So when they hear the fallacy, they believe it as it is said and do not look deeply into the argument being presented.
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