Question

lady macbeth. who was it that thus cried? why,
worthy thane,
you do unbend your noble strength to think
so brainsickly of things.
—the tragedy of macbeth,
william shakespeare
read the excerpt. which rhetorical appeal does lady
macbeth develop in these lines?
she develops logos by appealing to facts.
she develops logos by appealing to reason.
she develops pathos by appealing to emotion.
she develops ethos by appealing to credibility.

Explanation:

Logos is an appeal to reason. In the lines, Lady Macbeth is trying to reason with Macbeth, telling him not to think in a "brainsickly" (foolish, irrational) way. She is using logical argument (logos) by appealing to his reason. Pathos is an appeal to emotion (not seen here). Ethos is an appeal to credibility (not relevant here). Logos - appealing to facts would involve presenting data or evidence (not present here).

Answer:

She develops logos by appealing to reason.