Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence:
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.
Which of these rhetorical devices is most clearly used here?
A. Logos
B. Inductive logic
C. Ethos
D. Deductive logic
Answer:- C. Ethos
Explanation:
Ethos refers to the word with Greek origin, which refers “moral character.” This is implemented to define the set of habits or principles that define a communal or nation. In works, this is a rhetoric device that pleas to ethic morals in order to make the telephone more persuaded to be influenced. The purpose in this excerpt is to display how anti-ethical the other side is, since this other side responded a pacific petition with violence.
Ethos, in bombast, the character or feelings of a speaker or writer that are expressed in the effort to encourage an audience. This is eminent from pathos, which is the feeling the speaker or writer hopes to induce in the audience.
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