Question

1. read the following sentence from the selection. “only someone heartless can be so blind to the charms and mysteries of literature!” (paragraph 1) which type of rhetorical appeal appears in this sentence, and what purpose does it most clearly serve? ethos; to establish the writer as an authority on literature and lead readers to trust the writer’s judgments pathos; to appeal to readers’ emotions and lead readers to feel that the writer sympathizes with them logos; to appeal to readers’ reason and conclusively prove that the writer’s views are correct logos; to establish the writer’s central idea and help readers follow the steps of the argument

Explanation:

The phrase "only someone heartless" is an emotional - laden statement. Pathos is an appeal to emotions. Here, the writer is trying to evoke an emotional response from the reader regarding the appreciation of literature.

Answer:

pathos; to appeal to readers’ emotions and lead readers to feel that the writer sympathizes with them