Read the excerpt from "Keynote Address." Now let us not deceive ourselves about the consequences of such abdication [of the responsibilities of citizenship]. It is anarchy. It is a state in which each individual demands instant compliance with his own desires. And from there, it is but a short step to the assumption by each individual of the right to decide which of his neighbors shall live and which shall not.
Answer
A
He appeals to emotion by evoking the fear of death.
B
He appeals to logic by showing how bad attitudes lead to dangerous actions.
C
He appeals to timeliness by emphasizing the urgency of the nation's problems.
D
He appeals to authority by claiming that anarchy is immoral.
Explanation
The speaker lays out a cause-and-effect chain: abandoning the responsibilities of citizenship leads to anarchy, where people demand that others obey them, and can lead to individuals deciding whether their neighbors live or die. This reasoning appeals to logic by showing how a harmful attitude can lead to dangerous actions. Choice A is tempting because death is mentioned, but the main strategy is the logical progression, not simply an appeal to fear.
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