Question

What mode of persuasion does Brutus use when he says, “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slave, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men”?

a
Ethos because Brutus has found a commonality with his audience because neither he nor they would want to be slaves.

b
Pathos because Brutus is playing on the people’s fears of enslavement.

c
Logos because it is a fact that Caesar would have enslaved the people.

Answer 1

Brutus used only three persuasive techniques in his funeral oration in Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar. Despite being regarded as a great orator, or speaker, he limited his speech to the use of parallelism, rhetorical question, and tone.