Make it New!: Early Modernism — Test

Question 7 • Language Arts 11

Which excerpt from paragraphs 1 to 3 of Wilson’s "War Message to Congress" appeals most to the audience’s emotions?

Answer

On the 3rd of February last I officially laid before you the extraordinary announcement of the Imperial German Government . . .

American ships have been sunk, American lives taken, in ways which it has stirred us very deeply to learn of . . .

There has been no discrimination. The challenge is to all mankind. Each nation must decide for itself how it will meet it.

The choice we make for ourselves must be made with a moderation of counsel and a temperateness of judgment befitting our character and our motives as a nation.

Explanation

Choice B most directly appeals to emotion by emphasizing that American ships have been sunk and American lives have been lost, and that these events have deeply affected people. The vivid references to danger and loss are more emotionally charged than the factual announcement in A or the measured, reason-focused language in C and D.

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