Question

read the excerpt from lincolns second inaugural address. each party looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. both read the same bible and pray to the same god, and each invokes his aid against the other. it may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just gods assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other mens faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. the prayers of both could not be answered. that of neither has been answered fully. the almighty has his own purposes. which statement best describes lincolns use of rhetorical appeal? he uses ethos to illustrate the similarities between north and south. he relies on pathos to stir listeners anger and outrage. he uses logos to explain the historical significance of war. he relies on pathos to reveal his own conflicted emotions about war.

Explanation:

Lincoln mentions that both the North and South read the same Bible and pray to the same God, highlighting shared - religious and moral ground. This is an appeal to ethos, which is an ethical appeal based on credibility and shared values. He is not appealing to pathos (emotion) to stir anger or reveal his own conflicted emotions, nor is he using logos (logic) to explain the historical significance of war.

Answer:

He uses ethos to illustrate the similarities between North and South.