Question

Chris is writing a rhetorical analysis essay on Hillary Clinton’s address to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. He wants to add evidence to support his idea that Clinton uses pathos as a powerful tool.

Which quotation best serves his purpose?

“Women comprise more than half the world’s population, 70% of the world’s poor, and two-thirds of those who are not taught to read and write.”
“Women also are dying from diseases that should have been prevented or treated. They are watching their children succumb to malnutrition caused by poverty and economic deprivation.”
“We need to understand there is no one formula for how women should lead our lives. That is why we must respect the choices that each woman makes for herself and her family.”
“The international community has long acknowledged and recently reaffirmed at Vienna that both women and men are entitled to a range of protections and personal freedoms.”

Answer 1

“Women also are dying from diseases that should have been prevented or treated. They are watching their children succumb to malnutrition caused by poverty and economic deprivation.”

This quote uses vivid, emotional imagery (dying women, children succumbing) to evoke sympathy and outrage, so it best supports a claim about Clinton’s use of pathos.