Question

question 6 of 10
read this excerpt from the declaration of independence:
he has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise; the state remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
which of these rhetorical devices is most clearly used in the underlined portion of the text?
a. ethos
b. inductive logic
c. pathos
d. deductive logic

Explanation:

• Ethos appeals to credibility or character. There is no indication of that here.
• Inductive logic moves from specific to general. This text does not follow that pattern.
• Pathos appeals to emotion. Words like "dangers of invasion" and "convulsions within" evoke fear and concern, aiming to stir emotional response.
• Deductive logic moves from general to specific. This text does not follow that pattern.

Answer:

C. Pathos