Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s "Four Freedoms" speech. No person should try, or be allowed, to get rich out of this program; and the principle of tax payments in accordance with ability to pay should be constantly before our eyes to guide our legislation. Roosevelt uses the phrase "our eyes to guide legislation” to assure listeners that he is a fair leader who can be trusted to manage the extra taxes collected. This is an example of an appeal to
Roosevelt presents himself as fair and trustworthy in handling the tax program. An appeal that builds confidence in a speaker’s integrity and credibility is an appeal to character, also called ethos. Therefore, the correct choice is character.
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