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