Question

Read the excerpt from "For the Cherokee Phoenix.”

We are told that we must go westward, that there we shall become a great people. But what nation or tribe have rendered themselves prosperous by removing the wilds of the west?

How does the author create logos in this excerpt?

by appealing to a sense of reason by asking a rhetorical question
by using facts about moving westward to excite the audience about becoming a great people
by quoting an expert opinion about the nation’s ability to become prosperous no matter where they move
by appealing to a sense of authority by explaining what people say the Cherokee can do

Answer 1

by appealing to a sense of reason by asking a rhetorical question

The author uses a rhetorical question to challenge the claim that moving west will make them prosperous, prompting readers to think logically about whether there is evidence for that assertion.