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Question 2 • English 2

Which lines from Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address appeal to pathos? Choose two correct answers.

Answer

[A]ll thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it.

Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained.

Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.

Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease.

To do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.

Explanation

Pathos appeals to the audience’s emotions. Choice A emphasizes fear and anxiety about the coming war, while choice C uses emotional language such as “mighty scourge,” “hope,” and “pray” to express a longing for the war to end. These lines most directly stir the audience’s feelings.

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