review the way that demosthenes appeals to his audiences fears.\nit is this fate, i solemnly assure you…

review the way that demosthenes appeals to his audiences fears.\nit is this fate, i solemnly assure you, that i dread for you, when the time comes that you make your decision, and realize that there is no longer anything that can be done. may you never find yourselves, men of athens, in such a position! yet in any case, it would be better to die ten thousand deaths, than to do anything out of servitude toward philip. a noble reward did the people in oreus receive, for entrusting themselves to philips friends, and thrusting euphraeus aside!\nand a noble reward the democracy of eretria, for driving away your envoys! they are now slaves, scourged and butchered! it is folly, and it is cowardice, to cherish hopes like these, to give way to evil counsels, to refuse to do anything that you should do, to listen to the advocates of the enemys cause, and to fancy that you dwell in so great a city that, whatever happens, you will not suffer any harm.\nadapted from demosthenes, \the third philippic\\nhow does this strategy help demosthenes compel the athenians to defend themselves?\nit highlights the unfairness of slavery in macedonia.\nit presents the dire consequences of refusing to fight.\nit makes demosthenes appear trustworthy.

review the way that demosthenes appeals to his audiences fears.\nit is this fate, i solemnly assure you, that i dread for you, when the time comes that you make your decision, and realize that there is no longer anything that can be done. may you never find yourselves, men of athens, in such a position! yet in any case, it would be better to die ten thousand deaths, than to do anything out of servitude toward philip. a noble reward did the people in oreus receive, for entrusting themselves to philips friends, and thrusting euphraeus aside!\nand a noble reward the democracy of eretria, for driving away your envoys! they are now slaves, scourged and butchered! it is folly, and it is cowardice, to cherish hopes like these, to give way to evil counsels, to refuse to do anything that you should do, to listen to the advocates of the enemys cause, and to fancy that you dwell in so great a city that, whatever happens, you will not suffer any harm.\nadapted from demosthenes, \the third philippic\\nhow does this strategy help demosthenes compel the athenians to defend themselves?\nit highlights the unfairness of slavery in macedonia.\nit presents the dire consequences of refusing to fight.\nit makes demosthenes appear trustworthy.

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Brief Explanations:

Demosthenes uses vivid examples of what happened to Oreus and Eretria (they became slaves, scourged and butchered) to show what could happen if the Athenians do not defend themselves. He is presenting the dire consequences of refusing to fight. The mention of slavery in Macedonia is part of the consequence - not the main strategy to compel defense. And there is no indication in the text that the strategy is about making Demosthenes appear trustworthy.

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It presents the dire consequences of refusing to fight.