Question

read the excerpt from president woodrow wilsons speech, \war message to congress.\ we have no quarrel with the german people. we have no feeling towards them but one of sympathy and friendship. it was not upon their impulse that their government acted in entering this war. it was not with their previous knowledge or approval. which best states the type of appeal that is in the excerpt? ethos, an appeal based on the speakers character logos, an appeal based on logic or reason pathos, an appeal based on emotion force, an appeal based on the audiences fear of harm

Explanation:

The excerpt uses emotional language ("sympathy and friendship") to connect with the audience's feelings toward the German people, distinguishing them from their government. This aligns with pathos, an appeal based on emotion. Ethos focuses on speaker character, logos on logic, and force on fear—none match the emotional tone here.

Answer:

pathos, an appeal based on emotion