Writing Workshop: Evaluating Sources That Support a Claim
Question 14 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B Credit Recovery 5 Credits
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
logos, an appeal based on logic
B
ethos, an appeal based on the author’s character
C
pathos, an appeal based on emotion
D
no rhetorical appeal is used
Explanation
The detail that the patient faced a high risk of permanent disability is meant to make readers feel concern and sympathy. That emotional effect is an appeal to pathos, rather than an appeal based mainly on logic or the author’s character. The correct choice is “pathos, an appeal based on emotion.”
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