Question

read the excerpt from queen elizabeths address to the troops at tilbury. let tyrants fear, i have always so behaved myself, that, under god, i have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects, and therefore i am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die among you all, to lay down for my god, and for my kingdoms, and for my people, my honour, and my blood, even in the dust. which statement best describes queen elizabeths use of rhetorical appeals in this excerpt? she relies on ethos by explaining that she has previous experience fighting in battles. she relies on pathos by providing examples of other successes she has had as a ruler. she relies on ethos by establishing that she is there for more than just recreation. she relies on pathos by using emotionally charged words to motivate the troops.

Explanation:

Ethos appeals to ethics and credibility, pathos to emotions. In the excerpt, Queen Elizabeth uses emotionally - charged words like "to live or die among you all", "lay down for my God... and my people" to stir the troops' emotions. She is not mainly establishing credibility by saying she is not there for recreation (which is a weak ethos claim compared to the emotional appeal), nor is she providing examples of other successes as pathos or claiming previous battle - fighting experience as ethos.

Answer:

She relies on pathos by using emotionally charged words to motivate the troops.