Read the sentence. After going over the attendance data, I have learned that twenty percent of our students are calling in sick every day, and it would be good to do something to stop this problem. Which appeal is the speaker using in the sentence?

The speaker cites attendance data and a specific statistic: twenty percent of students are calling in sick each day. Using evidence and numbers to support a point is an appeal to logos, or logic and reason. The speaker may also want listeners to feel concerned, but the main appeal in the sentence is the data.

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