Question

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s Executive Order No. 9066.

I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War . . . whenever he or any designated Commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion.

Which mode of persuasion does President Roosevelt use to appeal to his audience?

Responses

logos, an appeal to the audience’s sense of logic
logos, an appeal to the audience’s sense of logic

pathos, an appeal to the audience’s emotions
pathos, an appeal to the audience’s emotions

ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s credibility
ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s credibility

an appeal based on emotion, logic, and the speaker’s credibility
an appeal based on emotion, logic, and the speaker’s credibility

Answer 1

ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s credibility

Roosevelt is asserting presidential authority and issuing a formal directive—relying on his position and power rather than emotional or logical persuasion.