Question

tory is writing a speech about the negative influence of social media. read her opening statement. then, answer the question that follows.
a girl grabs her phone and taps the icon to access a social media app. she scrolls through each picture hoping to see someone who looks like her, sounds like her, and acts like her. but, alas, there are none. what does she see? unrealistic images that make her feel like shes not good enough, rich enough, or pretty enough to fit in. tears fill her eyes. welcome to social media mayhem—a world where teens get lost in expectations and standards theyll never meet.
which rhetorical appeal has tory used to support her claim that social media is a negative influence?
a ethos
b logos
c pathos
d zeugma

Explanation:

Tory uses a vivid, emotional story of a girl feeling inadequate and crying after using social media. Pathos is the rhetorical appeal that targets the audience's emotions to persuade, which matches this approach. Ethos relies on credibility, Logos on logic/facts, and Zeugma is a figure of speech, not a rhetorical appeal for persuasion here.

Answer:

c. Pathos