Question

read the excerpt from abraham lincolns first inaugural address. this country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it. which detail signals lincolns appeal to ethos? his call to arms encouraging war his explanation of the amendment process his visual description of weary citizens his reference to every citizens rights

Explanation:

Ethos is an appeal to ethics or credibility. When Lincoln refers to every citizen's rights (constitutional and revolutionary), he is establishing a moral and ethical stance, showing respect for the people's rights which builds his credibility as a leader concerned with the proper and just treatment of citizens. A call to arms encouraging war (if that was the case) would be more of a pathos (emotional) or logos (logical - if arguing for a necessary war) appeal. Explaining the amendment process is more of a logos (logical, factual) appeal. A visual description of weary citizens is pathos (emotional) as it tries to evoke feelings.

Answer:

his reference to every citizen's rights