Question

Challenger Speech
Adapted from a televised address by U.S. President Ronald Reagan delivered on January 28, 1986. Earlier that day, the U.S. space shuttle “Challenger” had exploded after launch, killing all seven of its crew members.
 
1 We've grown used to wonders in this century. It's hard to dazzle us. But for twenty-five years the United States space program has been doing just that. We've grown used to the idea of space, and, perhaps we forget that we’ve only just begun. We’re still pioneers. They, the members of the Challenger crew, were pioneers.
 
2 And I want to say something to the schoolchildren of America who were watching the live coverage of the shuttle’s take-off. I know it’s hard to understand, but sometimes painful things like this happen. It’s all part of the process of exploration and discovery. It’s all part of taking a chance and expanding man’s horizons. The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we’ll continue to follow them.
 
3 I’ve always had great faith in and respect for our space program. And what happened today does nothing to diminish it. We don’t hide our space program. We don’t keep secrets and cover things up. We do it all up front and in public. That’s the way freedom is, and we wouldn’t change it for a minute. [...]
 
4 There’s a coincidence today. On this day three hundred and ninety years ago, the great explorer Sir Francis Drake died aboard ship off the coast of Panama. In his lifetime the great frontiers were the oceans, and a historian later said, “He lived by the sea, died on it, and was buried in it.” Well, today, we can say of the Challenger crew: Their dedication was, like Drake’s, complete.
Question


Which rhetorical appeal is used in President Reagan's speech?


Responses
A ethos





B logos





C pathos





D kairos

Answer 1

C pathos

Reagan's remarks appeal to listeners' emotions—comforting schoolchildren, honoring the astronauts as brave pioneers, and invoking loss and courage—to move the audience rather than rely on facts (logos) or solely on his credibility (ethos).