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The Art of Rhetoric in Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

Question 2 • * SY2026-27 - 1001340 English 2 Sem 2 CR

Which detail signals an appeal to pathos? | What response does Lincoln wish to achieve by using the words anxiously, impending, and dreaded?

Answer
A
sympathy
B
fear
C
pride

Explanation

The words “anxiously,” “impending,” and “dreaded” suggest worry about a coming danger. By choosing emotionally charged words like these, Lincoln aims to make readers feel fear, so the detail signals an appeal to pathos. The correct choice is fear.

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