Question

in this passage, which type of rhetoric is ms. dundum using?
before the chemistry final exam, ms. dundum calmly tells her students about a previous student who was so nervous about failing that she
almost made herself sick. ms. dundum recounts how the student took a deep breath to calm down and reminded herself of all the studying
shed done. the student ended up getting an a on the test and was very satisfied with the result.
a. ethos
b. logos
c. metaphor
d. pathos

Explanation:

Ethos is an appeal to ethics, credibility, or character. Ms. Dundum is sharing a personal story (about a previous student) to build credibility and trust with her current students. She is using her own experience (as a teacher who has seen students succeed after calming down) to persuade her students. Logos is an appeal to logic, pathos is an appeal to emotion, and metaphor is a figure of speech (not a type of rhetoric in the sense of Aristotelian appeals).

Answer:

A. Ethos