Question

the depressing tale of the st. louis is a case in point. sixty years ago, its human cargo — nearly 1,000 jews — was turned back to nazi germany. and that happened after the kristallnacht, after the first state sponsored pogrom, with hundreds of jewish shops destroyed, synagogues burned, thousands of people put in concentration camps. and that ship, which was already in the shores of the united states, was sent back. — elie wiesel, \the perils of indifference,\ 1999
how is wiesel establishing logos in this passage from \the perils of indifference\?
a. he appeals to the audiences emotions by recalling a sad event.
b. he uses a rhetorical question to focus attention on his purpose.
c. he asks the audience to feel bad about what happened to the st. louis.
d. he gives a specific example of a tragedy caused by indifference.

Explanation:

Logos is an appeal to logic. Wiesel gives the specific example of the St. Louis ship with Jewish refugees being turned back, a tragedy due to indifference, to logically support his argument about the perils of indifference.

Answer:

D. He gives a specific example of a tragedy caused by indifference.