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Question 10 • Language Arts 11

Read the excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson’s speech, “War Message to Congress.” With a profound sense of the solemn and even tragical character of the step I am taking and of the grave responsibilities which it involves, but in unhesitating obedience to what I deem my constitutional duty . . . Which best expresses the type of appeal in this excerpt?

Answer
A
logos, an appeal based on logic or reason
B
ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s character
C
pathos, an appeal based on emotions
D
financial, an appeal based on the audience’s finances