Question

Read the excerpt from Walden by Henry David Thoreau.

(1) I had this advantage, at least, in my mode of life, over those who were obliged to look abroad for amusement, to society and the theatre, that my life itself was become my amusement and never ceased to be novel. (2) It was a drama of many scenes and without an end. (3) If we were always indeed getting our living, and regulating our lives according to the last and best mode we had learned, we should never be troubled with ennui. (4) Follow your genius closely enough, and it will not fail to show you a fresh prospect every hour.

Which sentence is an example of ethos?

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Answer 1

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Sentence 1 uses Thoreau's personal experience and authority ("I had this advantage... in my mode of life") to support his claim, which is an appeal to ethos.