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Harriet Tubman, Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Rhetoric

Question 9 • PMHS English II Q1

In Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, which rhetorical appeal is Tubman using when she explains to the formerly enslaved people why returning to the plantation is not a reasonable option?

Answer
A
logos
B
ethos
C
pathos
D
argument

Explanation

Tubman uses logos, an appeal to reason, when she explains why returning to the plantation is not a sensible option. Her explanation asks the formerly enslaved people to consider the practical consequences of going back, rather than relying mainly on her credibility or their emotions. “Argument” is a way of presenting a claim, not one of the three rhetorical appeals.

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