Rhetorical Appeals in the Cherokee Phoenix

Question 1 • FL-1001370-English 3 A

How do the author’s references to the Cherokee Nation’s General Council and the US government’s claims create ethos in this excerpt?

Answer

by illustrating that the author has researched both sides of the issue

by proving that the author relies on credible sources of information

by showing that the author is informed about the stance of both the Cherokee and the US governments

by emphasizing that the author has extensive experience dealing with both the Cherokee and the US governments

Explanation

Ethos comes from showing knowledge and credibility. Referring to both the Cherokee Nation’s General Council and the US government’s claims shows that the author understands each government’s position. This supports choice C; it does not, by itself, prove that the author used credible sources or has extensive personal experience.

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