Question

Read the passage, then answer the question that follows.

It has had a hard life of it, this feeling of Imperial patriotism. It was checked for a generation by the apathy and the indifference which were the characteristics of our former relations with our Colonies, but it was never extinguished. The embers were still alight, and when in the late war this old country of ours showed that it was still possessed by the spirit of our ancestors, and that it was still prepared to count no sacrifice that was necessary in order to maintain the honor and the interests of the Empire, then you found a response from your children across the seas that astonished the whole world by a proof, an undeniable proof, of affection and regard.

–“I Believe in a British Empire,”
Joseph Chamberlain

Why is Chamberlain’s argument effective? Check all that apply.

He makes a concession about imperialism, showing both sides of the argument.
He uses an appeal to emotion with words like honor and sacrifice to stir nationalism.
He uses an appeal to logic by comparing imperialism to a glowing fire.
He cites statistics to support his claim.
He cites evidence of winning the recent war to show that people still sacrifice for the empire.

Answer 1

Correct answers:
- He makes a concession about imperialism, showing both sides of the argument.
- He uses an appeal to emotion with words like honor and sacrifice to stir nationalism.
- He cites evidence of winning the recent war to show that people still sacrifice for the empire.

Brief reasons: Chamberlain admits past apathy (a concession), uses emotionally charged words (honor, sacrifice, affection), and points to the “late war” and the colonies’ response as concrete evidence. The fire/embers image is metaphorical (not a logical appeal), and no statistics are given.