God in the 'Devil’s Territories:' Mather's Use of Rhetoric in Wonders of the Invisible World

However, the way he insists on his argument is strange, it seems that he does not seem to be asserting and just tells the facts. As he told the end of the "divine people" in the territory of the devil, "I will report historians, not just supporters" And also "You must accept the truth" Told. But these facts seem to convince people that if they are not convinced, those charged with witch's crime are guilty. He shows the crime of Martha Airlines criminal charges on magical charges, using the form of "sign of the result", a sign indicating that a certain thing was caused by other incidents.

His logo, his logical argument, the invisible world used for his external spirit and internal spirit, he often uses religion as evidence of his authority, "devil Territory ", Puritan is a God's choice The three rhetorical principles are all used and interrelated. Cotton Mather used the spirit of the external (his expertise, education, and authority authority) spirit and internal (how to write) to strengthen his authority over the subject he speaks

Cotton Mather is the son of Increase Mather. He is a New England writer and minister and has written over 400 works. One of his most famous is the "invisible world miracle" and he pointed out that Salem's judges should not be blamed, but the use of spectral evidence is the wrong way to appeal to a witch . However, despite the close relationship between cotton and his father, they did not have the same opinion about the Salem Witch trial. "Adding Mather" is quite the opposite of the trial itself, but his son stands with the people of Salem, the process of Salem magic trial identifies and kills the demon's servant, the person who practices magic It is said to be useful.

The faith of Cotton Mather did not help him survive but persecuted him. He helped explain the evidence used in Salem Witch trials. And it brought the execution of 20 innocent people. In the footnote of "a miracle from the invisible world", Mather was revealed to be skeptical about some of the evidence brought by the so-called wizard, but did not say anything. Even if he did not purchase all the evidence, he definitely believed that the devil was working, as shown in the God of Devil Country section. Just like Rolandson, one headline will give you a good overview of his beliefs. He said immediately: "The new English are people of God, they were once devil's countries, and when he thinks that the people here have completed the old promise, the devil is very upset It may be easy to think that it is "(Mother 151)