In Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, John Edwards uses various aspects of the rhetorical triangle. One aspect is ethos. He is constantly using God as an example. In various cultures God is always seen as the supreme leader and ultra most good in the world. He uses God to emphasize how people should act and look up to. Another example of ethos is the Israelites. He uses them to symbolize the opposite of God which is evil. He makes several references towards them throughout the passage. Another aspect that Edwards makes towards the rhetorical triangle is that he uses diction several times. One example of diction is the word slip. He uses the word slip several times throughout the passage. He uses it to emphasize how a good person may sin at any given moment of their lives. Another example of diction is the word fall. Again fall is used to emphasize how a good person may commit a sin at any given moment of their lives. He also uses such negative words such as bitter, poisonous, destruction, and punishment. He uses such negative words to warn people about their punishments if they ever sin or contradict God. John Edwards also contradicts himself throughout the passage. In the Puritan religion God already chooses those who are going to heaven. The “elect” as they are called. Later with the privilege of being baptized people were somewhat part of the “elect”. This privileged was granted to mainly women and young children such as babies. How he contradicts himself is by saying that if people sin they will go to hell. That is wrong since the religion says that God already chooses them and even speaks to them. Letting them know that they are the elect. Other examples of diction are the word wicked, hell, and fiery. He uses it several times. He also only mentions men as being the sinners of the people of good. He never mentions women. Symbolizing that he is close minded.