Question

Read the passage. (1) Over 100 million people become poor every year because of healthcare bills. (2) Imagine how it feels to be afraid to go to the doctor for fear of plunging into debt. (3) Governments should act to prevent this unfair situation from continuing. (4) A policy of universal health care should be adopted by every country around the world. (5) The World Health Organization (WHO) says that universal health care is achievable, even in poor countries. (6) The WHO recommends spreading the costs of health care across the population, so no one is overly burdened. (7) If a responsible organization like the WHO says it is possible, then worldwide governments should implement universal healthcare immediately.

Which sentence develops the claim by making an emotional rhetorical appeal?

sentence 2
sentence 4
sentence 5
sentence 7

Answer 1

its Sentence 2 because it uses supporting evidence

Answer 2

The answer is indeed sentence 2) Imagine how it feels to be afraid to go to the doctor for fear of plunging into debt.

The emotional rhetorical appeal is known as pathos. It's a fallacy in which the speaker's goal is to make the audience emotional about a certain topic with the intention of convincing such an audience of the speaker's point of view. In this passage, the speaker appeals to the readers emotions by having them imagine how they would feel if such a situation were to happen to them - not being able to go to the doctor for fear of being in debt afterward. The speaker's intention is to convince the readers of the importance of a policy for decent healthcare.