Question

Read this passage from "The American Dream."

One of the first things we notice in this dream is an amazing universalism. It does not say some men, but it says all men. It does not say all white men, but it says all men, which includes black men. It does not say all Gentiles, but it says all men, which includes Jews. It does not say all Protestants, but it says all men, which includes Catholics.

Which states the rhetorical appeal that the passage uses?

The passage appeals to logos.
The passage appeals to ethos.
The passage appeals to pathos.
The passage appeals to argument.

Answer 1

The passage appeals to logos — it uses logical reasoning (showing that the phrase "all men" logically includes Black people, Jews, Catholics, etc.) rather than appealing to emotion or the speaker's credibility.