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question 8 of 10
read this passage:
the depressing tale of the st. louis is a case in point. sixty
years ago, its human cargo - nearly 1,000 jews - was
turned back to nazi germany. and that happened after the
kristallnacht, after the first state sponsored pogrom, with
hundreds of jewish shops destroyed, synagogues burned,
thousands of people put in concentration camps. and that
ship, which was already in the shores of the united states,
was sent back.

• elie wiesel, \the perils of indifference,\ 1999

how is wiesel establishing logos in this passage from \the perils
of indifference\?
a. he uses a rhetorical question to focus attention on his purpose.
b. he asks the audience to feel bad about what happened to the st.
louis.
c. he appeals to the audiences emotions by recalling a sad event.
d. he gives a specific example of a tragedy caused by indifference.

Explanation:

Logos is a rhetorical device that uses logical reasoning, facts, and examples to persuade an audience. In this passage, Wiesel gives a specific example (the case of the St. Louis) of a tragedy (Jews being turned back to Nazi Germany) caused by indifference (the U.S. not allowing the ship with Jewish refugees to stay). This is an example - based logical appeal.
Option A is about a rhetorical question (not present here). Option B and C are about pathos (emotional appeal) rather than logos.

Answer:

D. He gives a specific example of a tragedy caused by indifference.