Question

a speaker for a childhood cancer fund is giving a speech to persuade people to donate. which of the following is an example of pathos in the speech?
○ an anecdote about a child with cancer
○ a statement about the speaker’s credentials as a doctor
○ a statistic about the number of children who are diagnosed with cancer each year
○ a list of the most common forms of childhood cancer

Explanation:

Pathos is an appeal to emotion. An anecdote about a child with cancer evokes empathy and emotional connection, which aligns with pathos. Credentials relate to ethos (credibility), statistics to logos (logic), and a list of cancer forms is factual but less emotionally resonant than a personal story.

Answer:

an anecdote about a child with cancer