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Writing Workshop: Evaluating Sources That Support a Claim — Quiz

Question 2 • 26-27 - C - RUSD American Lit

Read the paragraph. I have been a nurse for twenty years. In that time, I have seen a great number of patients suffer because they did not have health insurance. For example, I once saw a person who broke their hand in an accident. Because they could not afford treatment, they delayed coming to the hospital and developed a serious infection. By the time I saw them for the first time, the infection could be treated but there was a high risk of permanent disability. This sort of thing should not happen to anyone. A strong universal health care system could prevent instances like this from occurring. Which rhetorical appeal is used in the text, “By the time I saw them for the first time, the infection could be treated but there was a high risk of permanent disability?”

Answer
A
no rhetorical appeal is used
B
ethos, an appeal based on the author’s character
C
logos, an appeal based on logic
D
pathos, an appeal based on emotion

Explanation

The statement highlights the frightening possibility of permanent disability, which is meant to make readers feel concern and sympathy for the patient. That emotional appeal is pathos, so the correct choice is “pathos, an appeal based on emotion.”

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