"Wilberforce 1789 abolition speech"
by William Wilberforce
The number of deaths speaks for itself, and makes all such enquiry superfluous. As soon as ever I had arrived thus far in my investigation of the slave trade, I confess to you sir, so enormous so dreadful, so irremediable did its wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for the abolition.
How does the word choice in this paragraph impact readers?
(1 point)
Responses
It appeals to their emotions.
It appeals to their emotions.
It uses a fallacious statement to persuade them.
It uses a fallacious statement to persuade them.
It engages their sense of ethics.
It engages their sense of ethics.
It gives them something to consider logically.
It gives them something to consider logically.
1 answer
The word choice in this paragraph primarily impacts readers by appealing to their emotions. Words such as "enormous," "dreadful," and "wickedness" evoke strong feelings of horror and moral outrage regarding the slave trade. This emotional appeal is effective in persuading the audience to support the abolition. Therefore, the correct response is:
It appeals to their emotions.
