Question

The depressing tale of the St. Louis is a case in point. Sixty years ago, its human cargo nearly 1,000 Jews was turned back to Nazi Germany. And that happened after the Kristallnacht, after the first state sponsored pogrom, with hundreds of Jewish shops destroyed, synagogues burned, thousands of people put in concentration camps. And that ship, which was already in the shores of the United States, was sent back. Elie Wiesel, "The Perils of Indifference," 1999 What rhetorical strategy is Wiesel using in the passage? A. Rhetorical questioning, by asking what the audience would do B. Ethos, by retelling a sad and depressing story about death C. Pathos, by giving the exact number of Jews that were killed D. Logos, by showing a specific example of the cost of indifference

Answer 1

The depressing tale of the St. Louis is a case in point. Sixty years ago, its human cargo — nearly 1,000 Jews — was turned back to Nazi Germany. And that happened after the Kristallnacht, after the first state sponsored pogrom, with hundreds of Jewish shops destroyed, synagogues burned, thousands of people put in concentration camps. And that ship, which was already in the shores of the United States, was sent back.

How is Wiesel establishing logos in this passage?

Answer is B.

By giving a specific example of a tragedy caused by indifference

Answer 2

D. Logos, by showing a specific example of the cost of indifference

Step-by-step explanation:

Logos is a way to persuade a reader or an audience on something by means of details, figures, facts, logic or the use of reason. The passage uses this mode of persuasion by showing a specific example (with numbers, dates places, etc.) of the cost of the U.S.'s indifference: Sixty years ago, human cargo of nearly 1,000 Jews was turned back to Nazi Germany, despite all the horrible events that were happening back then (which the author specifies).

All the other options are incorrect because there isn't any rhetorical question in the passage (A), Ethos is a mode of persuasion that uses expert sources or that denotes credibility, expertise or prestige to convince people that the information is reliable, and the excerpt does not mention any source of that kind (B) and Pathos is a way of convincing people on something by appealing to their emotions, not by giving an exact number of something or using facts.