Question

which of these uses logos?
a. yum organics has been providing well-rounded organic lunches to schools on the west coast for more than 15 years.
b. the food at our school is o.k.; however, i wish we had more organic choices.
c. we are starving because the food, if you can call this slop food, at our school is not fit for the lowest grub on this fine earth!
d. all of the other schools in our district offer organic foods in the lunchroom; therefore, our school should offer organic foods as well.

Explanation:

Logos is a rhetorical appeal that uses logical reasoning, facts, or structured arguments.

• Option A states a factual claim but does not use it to make a logical argument.
• Option B is a personal preference, an appeal to pathos/ethos, not logic.
• Option C uses emotional, dramatic language, which is pathos.
• Option D uses a logical comparison: other district schools offer organic food, so our school should too, following a clear, reasoned structure.

Answer:

D. All of the other schools in our district offer organic foods in the lunchroom; therefore, our school should offer organic foods as well.