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Which of these explains an example of an appeal to ethos in "A Proper Place for Sports" by Theodore Roosevelt?
Roosevelt tells his son, "Athletic proficiency is a might good servant, and . . . a mighty bad master."
Roosevelt tells his son that playing sports increases the potential for injury.
Roosevelt speaks of his own experience in commanding soldiers in the Spanish-American War.
Roosevelt argues that athletics should never take the place of a person's intellectual and moral development.
Which of these explains an example of an appeal to ethos in "A Proper Place for Sports" by Theodore Roosevelt?
Roosevelt tells his son, "Athletic proficiency is a might good servant, and . . . a mighty bad master."
Roosevelt tells his son that playing sports increases the potential for injury.
Roosevelt speaks of his own experience in commanding soldiers in the Spanish-American War.
Roosevelt argues that athletics should never take the place of a person's intellectual and moral development.
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Roosevelt speaks of his own experience in commanding soldiers in the Spanish-American War.
This example demonstrates an appeal to ethos because Roosevelt is using his own credibility and authority as a leader and someone with personal experience to strengthen his argument about the importance of sports and their place in a person's life.
Roosevelt speaks of his own experience in commanding soldiers in the Spanish-American War.
This example demonstrates an appeal to ethos because Roosevelt is using his own credibility and authority as a leader and someone with personal experience to strengthen his argument about the importance of sports and their place in a person's life.