by William Wilberforce
The number of deaths speaks for itself, and makes all such enquiry superfluous. As soon as ever I had arrived thus far in my investigation of the slave trade, I confess to you sir, so enormous so dreadful, so irremediable did its wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for the abolition.
William Wilberforce's 1789 Abolition Speech
Question
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Which rhetorical strategy does the paragraph use to appeal to readers?
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The rhetorical strategy used in the paragraph is pathos.
Wilberforce appeals to the emotions of his audience by emphasizing the enormity and dreadfulness of the slave trade, which evokes feelings of horror and moral outrage. This emotional appeal aims to persuade readers of the urgent need for abolition.
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