Read the excerpt from "Keynote Address.” To permit violence and anarchy to destroy our cities is to spark the beginning of a cancerous growth of doubt, suspicion, fear, and hatred that will gradually infect the whole nation. Poverty, discrimination, deprivation, as evil as they are, do not justify violence or anarchy, do not justify looting or burning, and do not justify murder or assassination. Law and order must be respected and maintained to protect the rights, yes, the civil rights, of all our citizens. How does the speaker develop pathos in this excerpt?
Answer
A
by describing an observation he made when citizens looted their own city
B
by sharing a brief story about his experience with poverty and discrimination
C
by giving a hypothetical example of what will happen if law and order is maintained
D
by using evocative language in describing things that matter to the audience
Explanation
The speaker appeals to emotion through vivid, alarming words and images, such as violence spreading like a “cancerous growth” of “doubt, suspicion, fear, and hatred.” He also names looting, burning, and murder, then emphasizes protecting citizens’ civil rights. These ideas are meant to stir concern about safety and rights, so the answer is D, using evocative language about things that matter to the audience.
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