Question

read the excerpt from president woodrow wilsons speech, \war message to congress.\ it is a war against all nations. american ships have been sunk, american lives taken, in ways which it has stirred us very deeply to learn of, but the ships and people of other neutral and friendly nations have been sunk and overwhelmed in the waters in the same way. there has been no discrimination. which emotion is president wilson most likely trying to evoke in his listeners? trust remorse pity sadness

Explanation:

Wilson describes sinking of American and other neutral - friendly ships and loss of lives without discrimination. This is likely to evoke sadness in listeners as it is a tragic event. Trust is not indicated as the focus is on the negative event, remorse is not applicable as the listeners are not at fault, and pity is not the main emotion as it's about the loss of their own and others' ships and lives rather than pity for others.

Answer:

sadness