Appeals to time

In "Remember the Ladies," a letter from Abigail Adam's, numerous forms including epideictic and forensic of rhetoric are seen mainly because Abigail tries to convince her husband John that his opinions on women's rights are wrong in the new government.  To go in to this further, Abigail utilizes complex appeals to time to emphasize her points. She gathers these appeals to time from Killingsworth's findings.  A great example of this comes from a quote by Killingsworth.  He states, "Authors may appeal to the past, present, or future, but the focus tends to fall on the need for change, the pursuit of something new, in the present" (Killingsworth 39).  While John Adams is helping to support a new governement as a general in the war, Abigail asks her husband to "rememeber the ladies," appealing to the present time.  Abigail stresses the importance and outstanding effects of the her task in hand, trying to come to the right decision.   Also stated in the letter, Abigail attempts to make a appeal to the past.  She expresses, "be more generous and favorable to [the ladies] than your ancestors" (Adams 318).  This quote directly expresses the writers of the constitution and how their pushing away old ancestory ways.  Saying this, Adams uses her appeal to the ways of her past to sway her husband John.  Finally, Abigail appeals to the future.  She threatens rebellion of the wives if her opinions are not taken into consideration.  This is an appeal directly to her husbands security in the future.