Question

1. i am filled with deep emotion at finding myself standing here, in this place, where were

embodied together the wisdom, the patriotism, the devotion to principle, from which sprang the

institutions under which we live.

1. you know today suggested to me that in my hands is the task of restoring peace to the

present distracted condition of the country i can say in return, sir, that all the political sentiments

i entertain have been drawn, so far as i have been able to draw them, from the sentiments which

originated and were given to the world from this hall. i have never had a feeling politically that did

not spring from the sentiments embodied in the declaration of independence.

1. i have often pondered over the dangers which were incurred by the men who assembled

here, met, braved, and adopted that declaration of independence i have pondered over the toils

that were endured by the citizens and soldiers of the army who achieved that independence i

have often inquired of myself, what great principle or idea it was that kept this confederacy so

long together?

1. it was not the mere matter of the separation of the colonies from the motherland, but that

sentiment in the declaration of independence which gave liberty, not alone to the people of this

country, but i hope to the world, for all future time. it was that which gave promise that in due

season the weight would be lifted from the shoulders of all men. this is a sentiment embodied in

the declaration of independence.

which is one way lincoln clearly prepares a persuasive appeal to support his argument?

a. by relating the present state of the country to its founding, he creates an appeal

to pathos that he can use to bring listeners to accept radically new ideas.

b. by relating the present state of the country to its founding (he assumes are accepted)

to logos that he can use to bring listeners to accept radically new ideas.

c. by claiming a respected document as the inspiration for his own position, he

creates an appeal to ethos that he can use to justify his decisions.

d. by claiming a respected document as the inspiration for his own position, he

creates an appeal to logos that he can use to justify his decisions.

Explanation:

Ethos is an appeal to ethics, credibility, or character. By claiming a respected document (the Declaration of Independence) as inspiration for his own position, Lincoln is establishing his credibility (ethos) as someone who is in line with a revered and respected historical text. This makes his argument more persuasive as he is associating himself with a document that holds moral and ethical weight in the eyes of his audience.

Answer:

C. By claiming a respected document as the inspiration for his own position, he creates an appeal to ethos that he can use to justify his decisions.