read the excerpt from kennedys inaugural address. what is the main type of appeal that kennedy uses in this…

read the excerpt from kennedys inaugural address. what is the main type of appeal that kennedy uses in this excerpt? to those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required—not because the communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. if a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. an ethical appeal to demand that the communists help around the globe an emotional appeal to emphasize the united states commitment to justice a logical appeal to help people in poverty since there is no need to help the rich a logical appeal to explain why people around the globe cannot vote for a better life

read the excerpt from kennedys inaugural address. what is the main type of appeal that kennedy uses in this excerpt? to those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required—not because the communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. if a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. an ethical appeal to demand that the communists help around the globe an emotional appeal to emphasize the united states commitment to justice a logical appeal to help people in poverty since there is no need to help the rich a logical appeal to explain why people around the globe cannot vote for a better life

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  • An ethical appeal (ethos) is about credibility and moral rightness. Here, Kennedy emphasizes doing what is "right" to help the poor.
  • The first option is wrong as it misrepresents the target (not demanding communists to help).
  • The third and fourth options are incorrect as the excerpt is not a logical appeal (logos - based on logic and facts) but an ethical one. The second option about emotional appeal (pathos - evoking emotions) is also off - the key is the moral stance ("because it is right").

Answer:

an ethical appeal to demand that the communists help around the globe (This option is incorrect. The correct answer is that it is an ethical appeal emphasizing doing what is right, but among the given options, there is an error in the options provided. If we assume a correction in the first option to be "an ethical appeal emphasizing doing what is right (helping the poor as it is moral)", but as per the given options, there is a mis - representation. However, based on the analysis of appeals: ethos (ethical - based on moral rightness as in "because it is right"), pathos (emotional), logos (logical), the intended correct type of appeal is ethical. But the options have issues. If we have to choose from the given options, perhaps there is a typo and the first option was intended to be about the US's moral commitment. But strictly as per the options and the text's emphasis on "because it is right", the type of appeal is ethical. Among the given options, if we assume the first option was mis - written and was about the US's ethical commitment (not communists), but as per the given text, the main appeal is ethical (ethos)).