It is not in the power of Britain to do this continent justice to be always running three or four thousand miles with a tale or a petition, waiting four or five months for an answer, which when obtained requires five or six more to explain it in will in a few years be looked upon as folly and childishness there was a time when it was proper and there is a proper time for it to cease which of the following best describes the rhetorical appeals being used
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The passage does not explicitly use any specific rhetorical appeals such as ethos, pathos, or logos. However, it does employ a persuasive and assertive tone, which could be seen as an appeal to reason (logos) by questioning the practicality and effectiveness of relying on Britain for answers and explanations.