Question

how does the passionate tone adopted by settainte (satanta) within the speech my heart is bursting most help him achieve his purpose?
○ it strengthens his ability to persuade through emotions.
○ it strengthens his ability to persuade through credibility.
○ it decreases his ability to persuade using logical ideas.
○ it decreases his ability to persuade using his reputation.

Explanation:

In rhetoric, a passionate tone is associated with appealing to the audience's emotions (pathos). Credibility (ethos) relates to reputation/trustworthiness, and logical ideas (logos) are about reasoning. A passionate tone would enhance emotional persuasion, not decrease logical or reputational persuasion, nor relate to credibility in this context. So the passionate tone helps persuade by evoking emotions.

Answer:

A. It strengthens his ability to persuade through emotions.