Question

question 3 of 10
read this excerpt from the declaration of independence:
he is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation.
which rhetorical appeal is used here?
a. inductive logic
b. logos
c. pathos
d. deductive logic

Explanation:

This excerpt uses emotionally charged language like "death, desolation and tyranny," "Cruelty & perfidy," and references to "barbarous ages" to evoke anger and moral outrage in the reader. This aligns with pathos, which is the rhetorical appeal to emotion. Logos relies on logic/reason, while inductive/deductive logic are forms of logical reasoning, not rhetorical appeals in this context.

Answer:

C. Pathos