Question

question 5 of 10
how does henry david thoreau use logos in
esistance to civil government\?

a. to establish his credibility as someone who has broken the law because he does not believe in slavery

b. to support his argument that the government is corrupt with a personal account of his night in jail

c. to emotionally explain why the government should be overthrown with a list of reasons

d. to build an argument that a government should represent the desires of its people

Explanation:

• Option A: Establishing credibility is ethos, not logos, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: A personal account is a narrative (pathos or anecdotal), not logos (logical reasoning/evidence), so B is incorrect.
• Option C: "Emotionally explain" refers to pathos, while logos is logical, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: Using logical reasoning to argue that a government should represent people’s desires fits logos (appeal to logic through argumentation).

Answer:

D. To build an argument that a government should represent the desires of its people