Question

What is the narrator suggesting when she says pathos can be irrational and unpredictable?


Mass media uses pathos the most because it gets the most viewers.



It is far easier to predict the actions of people using other forms of rhetoric.



People can easily make emotional appeals for bad reasons as well as good ones.



Pathos is often irrational, but is sometimes more effective than using cold logic.

Answer 1

Path 4. The narrator is saying that emotional appeals (pathos) are often irrational and unpredictable, yet can sometimes persuade more effectively than pure logic.