Positive requires others to help you with a good or a service
A Negative only means others need to withdraw from interfering with your actions
It might be said that the speaker´s credibility is important to make the speech or sermon persuasive. he had helped to bring religious revival known as the Great Awakening. his sermons accused members of the church by name of being sinners. he was known for his extremism as a pastor.
I don't believe so, they considered themselves Americans at that time
