Question

explain how logos can strengthen an argument in a debate. options: by introducing irrelevant information and red herrings; by relying solely on the speaker’s charisma and delivery; by providing logical reasoning, facts, statistics, and expert opinions to support the claims being made; by using emotional appeals and personal anecdotes

Explanation:

Logos is the rhetorical appeal that uses logic, facts, statistics, and expert opinions to support arguments. The orange option describes providing logical reasoning, facts, statistics, and expert opinions to support claims, which aligns with how logos strengthens an argument. The green option (irrelevant info/red herrings) weakens arguments. The blue option (relying on speaker’s charisma/delivery) is ethos (credibility/charisma) or pathos - adjacent (delivery - related emotional appeal), not logos. The teal option (emotional appeals/anecdotes) is pathos.

Answer:

By providing logical reasoning, facts, statistics, and expert opinions to support the claims being made. (The orange - colored option)