Read the excerpt from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad.
As they walked along she told them stories of her own first flight, she kept painting vivid word pictures of what it would be like to be free.
Which rhetorical appeal is Tubman using to convince people to continue in the underlined portion of this except?
I CHOSE B
A. Logos, because she is using her own experience as a tool.
B. Pathos, because she is using her own credibility as a tool.
C. Logos, because she is appealing to her audience’s sense of logic.
D. Pathos, because she is appealing to her audience’s needs.
2 answers
The right answer should be A, but you were on the right track, as it is her OWN experience. In the excerpt, she is not being credible, but rather telling about her own life, and in other words, sharing about her experiences. This would make A the right answer choice.
if it's for connexus the answers are:
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. D
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. D