Question

what appeals does take a break from hamilton use

Answer 1

The song “Take a Break” from the musical Hamilton?

Listen to the song again and read the lyrics. Notice how there’s two opposing parties (Angelica and Eliza who want Hamilton to take a break from his work, and Hamilton, who wants to keep working on his plan for America’s National bank system.

Here’s a small excerpt I’ll use to demonstrate:

Angelica, tell this man, John Adams spends the summer with his family
Angelica, tell my wife, John Adams doesn't have a real job anyway
You're not joining us? Wait-
I'm afraid I cannot join you upstate
Alexander, I came all this way
She came all this way
All this way
Take a break
You know I have to get my plan through Congress
Run away with us for the summer
Let's go upstate
I'll lose my job if we don't get this plan through Congress
We'll all go stay with our father

I’d argue that Angelica and Eliza are mostly using appeals to emotion (slight bandwagoning, saying that even the VP John Adams can spend time away from his work, saying that Angelica’s trip would be wasted if Hamilton doesn’t stay with them, etc.) while Hamilton is focusing on appeals to logic (he has to get the plan to Congress on time, he has to keep working, while John Adams as the VP has fewer responsibilities. The VP was thought of as a filler/useless job.)