Question

which excerpt is an example of logos in kennedys address at rice university?
a. i regard the decision last year to shift our efforts in space from low to high gear as among the most important decisions that will be made during my incumbency in the office of the presidency.
b. this years space budget is three times what it was in january 1961, and it is greater than the space budget of the previous eight years combined.
c. this generation does not intend to founder in the backwash of the coming age of space. we mean to be a part of it, we mean to lead it.
d. why choose this as our goal? and they may well ask why climb the highest mountain. why, 35 years ago, fly the atlantic?

Explanation:

Logos is a rhetorical device that appeals to logic and reason, often using facts, statistics, or data. Option B provides specific numerical data (three - times, previous eight years combined) about the space budget, which is a logical appeal. Option A is a personal opinion (regard... as among the most important decisions). Option C is more of an emotional and motivational statement (not intend to founder, mean to lead). Option D uses rhetorical questions and analogies (climb the highest mountain, fly the Atlantic) which are more related to pathos (emotional appeal) or ethos (ethical appeal) rather than strict logos.

Answer:

B. This year’s space budget is three times what it was in January 1961, and it is greater than the space budget of the previous eight years combined.