Question

pierre-louis, josaiah
\experience has shown that if a team has at least one out
they will a winner and many times will be in the hunt f
championship.\ (paragraph 5)
what is the rhetorical effect of the language in this senten
a it creates an emotional appeal to people’s desire for vi
b it appeals to logic to argue that space exploration requ
c it appeals to credibility by revealing the speaker’s know
topic.
d it creates an ethical appeal by evoking the values of fai
sports.

Explanation:

To determine the rhetorical effect, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Emotional appeal (pathos) focuses on feelings, but the sentence uses "experience has shown" which is more about credibility/knowledge, not emotion. Eliminate A.
• Option B: Logical appeal (logos) uses reasoning/evidence, but the phrase "experience has shown" is about the speaker's knowledge, not logical argument structure. Eliminate B.
• Option C: Appeal to credibility (ethos) comes from the speaker's expertise/knowledge. "Experience has shown" implies the speaker has knowledge on the topic, building credibility. This fits.
• Option D: Ethical appeal related to fairness in sports? The sentence is about teams and winning, not fairness values. Eliminate D.

Answer:

C. It appeals to credibility by revealing the speaker’s knowledge on the topic.