Question

read the excerpt from roosevelts executive order no. 9066.
i hereby authorize and direct the secretary of war... whenever he or any designated commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate military commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the secretary of war or the appropriate military commander may impose in his discretion.
which mode of persuasion does president roosevelt use to appeal to his audience?

• ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s credibility
• pathos, an appeal to the audience’s emotions
• logos, an appeal to the audience’s sense of logic
• an appeal based on emotion, logic, and the speaker’s credibility

Explanation:

The excerpt uses the authority of the President (Roosevelt's official position as Commander-in-Chief) to issue the executive order. This relies on his established credibility and legitimate power as a leader, which defines an ethos appeal. There is no emotional language (pathos) or logical reasoning (logos) presented in the given text.

Answer:

ethos, an appeal based on the speaker's credibility