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
ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s character
B
logos, an appeal based on logic or reason
C
pathos, an appeal based on emotion
D
force, an appeal based on the audience’s fear of harm
Explanation
Wilson says he feels “sympathy and friendship” toward the German people and stresses that they were not responsible for their government’s actions. This language appeals to the audience’s emotions, especially compassion, so it is pathos. It is not mainly an appeal to logic or to fear of harm.
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