Question

read this passage:
millions of dollars have been appropriated by congress each year for \indian education.\ all you have to do is encourage your school to use these resources. my indian child has a constitutional right to learn and maintain his culture. by the same token, i believe that non - indian children have a constitutional right to learn about our native american heritage and culture, because indians play a significant part in the history of western society.

• medicine grizzlybear lake, \an indian fathers plea\

what kind of appeal is the author making in this passage?
a. logos, by appealing to the teachers feelings and emotions and asking for fair treatment
b. pathos, by using facts and evidence from the u.s. constitution to support his argument.
c. ethos, by referring to respected institutions like congress and the constitution
d. ethos, by offering vivid descriptions that help evoke a strong emotion from the audience

Explanation:

Ethos is an appeal to ethics or credibility. Referring to respected institutions like Congress and the Constitution builds credibility. Logos is an appeal to logic (facts/evidence), which option B wrongly claims for pathos. Pathos is an appeal to emotion (not present here as in A and D).

Answer:

C. Ethos, by referring to respected institutions like Congress and the Constitution