Harriet Tubman, Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Rhetoric
Question 2 • CA-Expository Reading and Writing B
Read the excerpt from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad.As they walked along she told them stories of her own first flight, she kept painting vivid word pictures of what it would be like to be free.
Answer
A
Pathos, because she is establishing her own authority to her audience.
B
Ethos, because she is appealing to the specific needs of her audience.
C
Ethos, because she is establishing her own credibility to her audience.
D
Pathos, because she is appealing to her audience’s desire for liberty.