Speaking and Listening: Evaluating a Speaker — Unit test

Question 16 • IC English 11 - Deering

Which statement from "Ain't I a Woman?" is an example of pathos?

Answer

Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter.

That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere.

I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me!

If my cup won’t hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have my little half-measure full?

Explanation

Pathos is an appeal to the audience’s emotions. In choice C, the speaker describes losing most of her thirteen children to slavery and crying out in grief, which is meant to evoke sorrow and compassion. The other choices rely more on reasoning or commentary than on such a personal emotional appeal.

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