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Which excerpts from Queen Elizabeth's Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry rely on a rhetorical appeal to logos to persuade her audience that even if she produced an heir it would not guarantee England’s prosperity or safety? Select two options.

I give you all my hearty thanks for the good zeal and loving care you seem to have.

You may well assure yourselves, my meaning is not to determine any thing.

I always continued in this determination, although my youth and words may seem to some hardly to agree together, yet is it most true.

The realm shall not remain destitute of any heir that may be a fit governour, and peradventure more beneficial to the realm.

For though I be never so careful of your well-doing, and mind ever so to be, yet may my issue grow out of kind, and become perhaps ungracious.

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Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth's Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry.For I assure you (what credit my assurance may have with you, I cannot tell, but what credit it shall deserve to have, the sequel shall declare) I will never in that matter conclude any thing that shall be prejudicial to the realm. For the weal, good and safety whereof, I will never shun to spend my life; and whomsoever it shall be my chance to light upon, I trust he shall be such, as shall be as careful for the realm as you; I will not say as myself, because I cannot so certainly determine of any other, but by my desire he shall be such as shall be as careful for the preservation of the realm and you, as myself.

convince her audience that she is unbiased, intelligent, and rarely makes mistakes.

inform her audience that she will work hard to win back the broken trust of her followers.

persuade her audience that she will never make personal decisions that will harm England.

remind her audience that she is the ruler and in charge of enacting laws that protect England.

Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth's Address to the Troops at Tilbury.I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm; to which, rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.

dislikes most European countries.

has the qualities of a capable leader.

is physically able to fight as a soldier.

will make a fair and virtuous judge.

Read the excerpts from Queen Elizabeth’s speeches.How does the rhetorical appeal used in these excerpts from Queen Elizabeth’s Address to the Troops at Tilbury and Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry compare?

Both use an appeal to logos by providing a reason to support her purpose.

Both use an appeal to ethos by providing a reason why she should be trusted.

Both use an appeal to logos by encouraging her audience to show strength.

Both use an appeal to ethos by listing credentials to support her credibility.

Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth's Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry.The realm shall not remain destitute of any heir that may be a fit governour, and peradventure more beneficial to the realm, than such offspring as may come of me: For though I be never so careful of your well-doing, and mind ever so to be, yet may my issue grow out of kind, and become perhaps ungracious.

to persuade Parliament that the method of choosing successors to the throne based simply on birthright needs to be revised

to persuade Parliament that her child should not be considered a possible choice for successor to the English throne

to persuade Parliament that simply because she has a child does not guarantee that the child will be a competent ruler

to persuade Parliament how catastrophic it could be if they acted ungraciously toward her or her child

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Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth's Address to the Troops at Tilbury.Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself, that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects, and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die among you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdoms, and for my people, my honour, and my blood, even in the dust.

She relies on ethos by explaining that she has previous experience fighting in battles.

She relies on pathos by providing examples of other successes she has had as a ruler.

She relies on ethos by establishing that she is there for more than just recreation.

She relies on pathos by using emotionally charged words to motivate the troops.

Queen Elizabeth most likely used different rhetorical appeals in her Address to the Troops at Tilbury and her Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry due to differences in

wealth and upbringing.

age and education.

audience and purpose.

location and gender.

She relies on logos by listing for Parliament some of her personal reasons for wanting to remain unmarried and childless.

She relies on pathos by attempting to make the members of Parliament feel sorry for her and the fact that she is unmarried and childless.

She relies on logos by providing reasons why Parliament should not worry about the fact that she is unmarried and childless.

She relies on pathos by making the members of Parliament feel foolish for worrying about the fact that she is unmarried and childless.

Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth’s Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry.For I assure you (what credit my assurance may have with you, I cannot tell, but what credit it shall deserve to have, the sequel shall declare) I will never in that matter conclude any thing that shall be prejudicial to the realm. For the weal, good and safety whereof, I will never shun to spend my life.

We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to take heed how we commit our selves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery.

I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die among you all.

I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.

By your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of God, of my kingdoms, and of my people.

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