"Lonesome George's Genome Offers Clues to Long Life"

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by Vicky Stein

Lonesome George, a wizened Galapagos giant tortoise, was the last of his kind.

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Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.

Which type of rhetoric does the author use in this sentence?

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Responses

logos
logos

inductive reasoning
inductive reasoning

ethos
ethos

pathos

Answer 1

The author uses pathos in the sentence. The phrase "Lonesome George, a wizened Galapagos giant tortoise, was the last of his kind" evokes an emotional response by emphasizing George's solitude and the significance of being the last of his species, which can create sympathy and a sense of loss in the reader.