Why is the phrase 'Should we not' a Positive assertion?

Question

This phrase is asking the listener to take action in the positive to help our neighbors. > "Should we not stand by our neighbors who seek to better their> conditions in Kansas and Nebraska?"Switching *should* to a different place now asks the listener to **NOT** help out. > "We should not stand by our neighbors who seek to better their> conditions in Kansas and Nebraska?"How is *should* and *not* working in this sentence to change the request of the speaker?

Answer 1

In keeping the order of " should we not," utilizes syntax which allows the writer to ask a question to their readers. This method subliminally convinces the reader to agree with the writer, hence the positive assertion. Once the word order is changed to "we should not," it becomes a negative statement also persuading the reader to agree with the writer.