Question

which excerpt from fast food nation best illustrates the use of the rhetorical appeal pathos?
teenagers have long provided the fast food industry with the bulk of its workforce.
the strict regimentation at fast food restaurants creates standardized products.
although richard and mac mcdonald introduced the division of labor to the restaurant business, it was a mcdonald executive named fred turner who created a production system of unusual thoroughness and attention to detail.
but the stance of the fast food industry on issues involving employee training, the minimum wage, labor unions, and overtime pay strongly suggests that its motives in hiring the young, the poor, and the handicapped are hardly altruistic.

Explanation:

Pathos is an appeal to emotion. The first three options are factual statements. The last option evokes emotion by highlighting the vulnerable groups (the young, the poor, the handicapped) and suggesting the industry's non - altruistic motives, which is more likely to stir an emotional response.

Answer:

But the stance of the fast food industry on issues involving employee training, the minimum wage, labor unions, and overtime pay strongly suggests that its motives in hiring the young, the poor, and the handicapped are hardly altruistic.