Question

the term pathos is best defined as
an appeal to emotions,
the use of changes in tone,
an appeal to character,
the use of exaggeration.

Explanation:

Pathos is a rhetorical device. In rhetoric, pathos specifically refers to an appeal to emotions. It aims to evoke feelings such as pity, anger, joy, etc. in the audience to persuade them. The other options:

• "The use of changes in tone" is more related to prosody or delivery aspects rather than the core definition of pathos.
• "An appeal to character" is ethos.
• "The use of exaggeration" is a different literary or rhetorical technique (hyperbole) and not the definition of pathos.

Answer:

an appeal to emotions.