Question

In Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, which rhetorical appeal is Tubman using when she explains to the formerly enslaved people why returning to the plantation is not a reasonable option?

logos
ethos
pathos
argument

Answer 1

In "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad," when Tubman explains to the formerly enslaved people why returning to the plantation is not a reasonable option, she primarily uses **logos**. This is because she presents logical reasoning and facts about the conditions of slavery and the dangers of returning, appealing to the listeners' rational understanding of their situation.