Question

plato: and our state must once more enlarge; and this time the enlargement will be nothing short of a whole army, which will have to go out and fight with the invaders for all that we have, as well as for the things and persons whom we were describing above. why? he said, are they not capable of defending themselves? no, i said, not if we were right in the principle which was acknowledged by all of us when we were framing the state: the principle, as you will remember, was that one man cannot practise many arts with success. -the republic, plato. more: which rhetorical appeal do both plato and more use in these excerpts? both authors use kairos, leaning on the issue of time to persuade their audiences. both authors use ethos, mentioning their own authority to build trust and persuade their audiences. both authors use logos, focusing on facts to influence the emotions of the audience. both authors use pathos, focusing on

Explanation:

Ethos is about establishing credibility through authority. In the given Plato excerpt, there's no clear mention of his own authority to persuade. Kairos is about the opportune moment, which isn't evident here. Logos focuses on logic and facts, but the excerpt doesn't use facts to influence emotions. However, if we assume the context implies some level of authority - based on the principle established in framing the state - it could be seen as an appeal to ethos.

Answer:

Both authors use ethos, mentioning their own authority to build trust and persuade their audiences.