True they have tried, but their efforts have been cast in the pattern of an outworn tradition. Faced by failure of credit they have proposed only the lending of more money. Stripped of the lure of profit by which to induce our people to follow their false leadership, they have resorted to exhortations, pleading tearfully for restored confidence. They know only the rules of a generation of self-seekers. They have no vision, and when there is no vision the people perish.
Select the best rhetorical appeal evident in this excerpt.
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Pathos
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The best rhetorical appeal evident in this excerpt is Pathos.
Franklin D. Roosevelt uses emotional language and vivid imagery to evoke feelings of frustration and urgency among the audience. Phrases like "pleading tearfully for restored confidence" and "when there is no vision the people perish" appeal to the emotions of the listeners, encouraging them to reflect on the dire circumstances and the need for change.
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