Question

read this passage from elie wiesels 1999 speech the perils of indifference: 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. how is wiesel establishing logos in this passage? a. by appealing to the audiences emotions by recalling a sad event b. by asking the audience to feel bad about what happened to the st. louis c. by using a rhetorical question to focus attention on his purpose d. by giving 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 to Nazi - Germany, which is a tragedy caused by the indifference of others. This is a logical way to support his argument about the perils of indifference. Options A and B are appeals to pathos (emotions), and option C involves a rhetorical question which is not present here.

Answer:

D. By giving a specific example of a tragedy caused by indifference