Speaking and Listening: Evaluating a Speaker — Quiz
Question 10 • Language Arts 11
Read the sentences. Fellow students, I know I will be a wonderful class president because I truly care about all of you, and I want this school to be the best place that it can possibly be. I am open and willing to listen, and do whatever I need to do to help all of you. In these sentences, the speaker is appealing to
Answer
A
logos, an appeal based on logic and reason.
B
pathos, an appeal based on emotion.
C
purpose, an appeal based on the audience’s function.
D
ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s character.
Explanation
The speaker builds trust by describing personal qualities: caring about students, wanting the school to improve, and being willing to listen and help. These claims present the speaker as a responsible and trustworthy candidate, which is an appeal to ethos, or character. The speaker’s emotional language may also be persuasive, but the main appeal is who the speaker is.
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