Question

it is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. but in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. the brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

context: the conditions in which the text is written

imagine the scenario that part of the writer to speak on the topic

historical background

ethos - appeal to ethics and morals

pathos - appeal to emotions and feelings

logos - appeal to logic and reasoning

how does this excerpt of the gettysburg address

appeal to pathos?

lincoln is challenging the audiences beliefs on why the war is being

fought in the first place.

lincoln is reasoning with the audience why the sacrifice of some lives

is necessary for the war.

lincoln is honoring the \living and dead\ soldiers to an audience that is

in mourning loved ones.

Explanation:

Pathos is an appeal to emotion. In the Gettysburg Address excerpt, Lincoln honoring the "living and dead" soldiers to an audience that is in mourning loved ones is an emotional appeal. Mourning loved ones is an emotional state, and by addressing the soldiers (both living and dead) in this context, Lincoln is tapping into the audience's emotions.

Answer:

Lincoln is honoring the "living and dead" soldiers to an audience that is in mourning loved ones.