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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Rhetoric in Dr. King's "The American Dream"

Question 3 • Language Arts 8 - ELA3008 IC

Which quotation from Dr. King’s speech appeals to pathos?

Answer
A
“I think Bob Hope has adequately described this new jet age in which we live.”
B
“‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’”
C
“[T]he world in which we live is geographically one.”
D
“America is essentially a dream, a dream yet unfulfilled.”

Explanation

Pathos appeals to the audience’s emotions. Calling America “a dream, a dream yet unfulfilled” evokes hope and longing while suggesting that the country has not yet achieved its ideals. The quotation about America being an unfulfilled dream is choice D.

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