Question

read the excerpt from \indian emigration.\ it is said, \they (the cherokees,) have by the exchange freed themselves from the harrassing sic and ruinous effects consequent upon a location amidst a white population.\ but time will soon prove the contrary; difficulties of a new and more serious nature await them. which rhetorical appeal is most evident in this excerpt?
○ ethos
○ kairos
○ logos
○ pathos

Explanation:

To determine the rhetorical appeal, we analyze each option:

• Ethos: Relates to credibility/ethics, not evident here.
• Kairos: About timing/appropriateness, not relevant.
• Logos: Uses logic/reasoning. The excerpt presents a claim ("they freed themselves...") and then logically counters it with "time will soon prove the contrary" and mentions new difficulties, using logical reasoning.
• Pathos: Appeals to emotion; the excerpt doesn't use emotional language.

Answer:

C. logos