Question

which sentences use pathos to appeal to the reader?

a. for freedom, for liberty, for justice, we must end the practice of surveillance.

b. my mother lost her job because of this unfair law.

c. the law includes no clauses about property.

d. the data show that sales figures have risen for the third month in a row.

Explanation:

Pathos is an appeal to the audience's emotions.

• Option A uses emotionally charged, idealistic terms (freedom, liberty, justice) to evoke moral passion.
• Option B shares a personal, relatable story of hardship (a mother losing her job to an unfair law) to trigger empathy.
• Options C and D are factual, neutral statements that rely on logic or data (logos), not emotional appeal.

Answer:

A. For freedom, for liberty, for justice, we must end the practice of surveillance.
B. My mother lost her job because of this unfair law.