Question

1. read the following sentence from the selection. \only someone heartless can be so blind to the charms and mysteries of literature!\ (paragraph 1) which type of rhetorical appeal appears in this sentence, and what purpose does it most clearly serve? ethos, to establish the writer as an authority on literature and lead readers to trust the writers judgments pathos; to appeal to readers emotions and lead readers to feel that the writer sympathizes with them logos; to appeal to readers reason and conclusively prove that the writers views are correct logos; to establish the writers central idea and help readers follow the steps of the argument

Explanation:

The statement uses strong - worded emotional language like "heartless" and "blind" to evoke an emotional response from the reader about the charms and mysteries of literature. This is characteristic of pathos, which aims to appeal to emotions.

Answer:

B. pathos; to appeal to readers' emotions and lead readers to feel that the writer sympathizes with them