I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?

Question

—“Ain’t I a Woman?,” Sojourner Truth

Which two types of appeal does Truth use in this quotation?

logos and pathos

logos and ethos

pathos and ethos

Answer 1

In the quotation from Sojourner Truth, she primarily uses pathos and ethos.

• Pathos is evident in her emotional appeal, as she expresses the deep sorrow and grief of losing her children to slavery, which evokes empathy from the audience.
• Ethos is present in her assertion of her identity and experiences as a woman who has endured hardship, which lends credibility to her argument about women and their struggles.

So the correct answer would be pathos and ethos.