Question

question 8 of 10
read this excerpt from common sense:
no country on the globe is so happily situated, or so internally capable of raising a fleet as america. tar, timber, iron, and cordage are her natural produce. we need go abroad for nothing.
which words or phrases from this passage best demonstrate logos?
a. happily, internally
b. tar, timber, iron, cordage
c. no country
d. fleet, america

Explanation:

Logos is an appeal to logic. In the passage, listing specific natural resources like "tar, timber, iron, cordage" provides factual evidence (logical appeal) for America's capability to raise a fleet. Options A are adverbs without logical evidence. Option C is a general statement. Option D are nouns but not as specific in providing logical proof as the listed resources.

Answer:

B. tar, timber, iron, cordage