Paul Revere Misconceptions

Paul Revere is commonly known for his warning to the colonists that "The British Are Coming," but is that all he did? In this article, there is different types of information about who he was and the misconceptions of the British Invasion. These facts are structured in a way that is helpful to the reader by the author's use of headings and displaying various methods. It also demonstrates the misconceptions by showing a contradictory side. By using a strong structure, the author presents Revere's contributions and the misconceptions easily. In this article, the structure is very neat, easily found, and has a variety of ways to present the information. By having this kind of structure, the author portrays Revere's contributions to the American Revolution very effectively. For example, "Revere’s Famous Ride" is a bold heading in this article. The author creates a neat and easily findable article because of the bold and centered text. This example of structure in the article helps describe Paul's contributions because it names one of his most …show more content…
In Paul Revere's famous ride, there are misconceptions, such as if Paul was alone during this tedious task and did he actually shout "The British are coming!" During the British Invasion, this article says that Paul "probably didn’t shout at all" because he did not want to attract attention. This is a misconception because the reader thought was that Paul shouted down the streets, but he really did not shout at all. Another example is when the article states that "he was not alone." Even though Paul's name is commonly known for the famous ride, he was accompanied by William Dawes, Samuel Prescott, and many others. The article also states that "there were many people of the famous ride." There was many misconceptions in the British Invasion of Concord and Lexington, but the article persuades the reader to believe otherwise by giving factual

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