Using Resources and Reference Materials for Editing — Cumulative exam
Question 35 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 IC
Read the paragraph.I have been a nurse for twenty years. In that time, I have seen a great number of patients suffer because they did not have health insurance. For example, I once saw a person who broke their hand in an accident. Because they could not afford treatment, they delayed coming to the hospital and developed a serious infection. By the time I saw them for the first time, the infection could be treated but there was a high risk of permanent disability. This sort of thing should not happen to anyone. A strong universal health care system could prevent instances like this from occurring.Which rhetorical appeal is used in the text, “I have been a nurse for over twenty years”?
Answer
A
logos, an appeal based on logic
B
ethos, an appeal based on the author’s character
C
pathos, an appeal based on emotion
D
no rhetorical appeal is used
Explanation
The speaker’s statement that they have been a nurse for over twenty years establishes their experience and credibility on health care. This is ethos, an appeal based on the author’s character or authority. It is not primarily logos, which relies on reasoning or evidence, or pathos, which appeals to emotion.
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