Speaking and Listening: Evaluating a Speaker — Quiz
Question 8 • Language Arts 11
Read the excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson’s speech, “War Message to Congress.” We have no quarrel with the German people. We have no feeling towards them but one of sympathy and friendship. It was not upon their impulse that their Government acted in entering this war. It was not with their previous knowledge or approval . Which best states the type of appeal that is in the excerpt?
Answer
A
logos, an appeal based on logic or reason
B
ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s character
C
pathos, an appeal based on emotion
D
force, an appeal based on the audience’s fear of harm
Explanation
Wilson expresses sympathy and friendship toward the German people, emphasizing an emotional connection with them. This is pathos, an appeal that uses feelings to influence the audience. The excerpt does not mainly rely on evidence or reasoning, so logos is not the best choice.
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