Question

question 5 (2 points)
(02.04 mc)
read the excerpt from w.e.b. duboiss \the talented tenth\ and answer the question that follows.
and so we come to the present—a day of cowardice and vacillation, of strident wide - voiced wrong and faint - hearted compromise; of double - faced dallying with truth and right.
which rhetorical appeal is present in this sentence?
○ a ethos, because dubois lists the accomplishments that make him a credible speaker
○ b logos, because dubois provides statistics on the numbers of people who believe in truth
○ c pathos, because dubois uses emotionally charged words to describe his feelings on inequality
○ d there is no rhetorical appeal present in this sentence

Explanation:

Ethos appeals to credibility, logos to logic and statistics, and pathos to emotions. The excerpt uses words like "cowardice", "strident", and "faint - hearted" which are emotionally charged, appealing to the reader's emotions.

Answer:

C. Pathos, because Dubois uses emotionally charged words to describe his feelings on inequality