Question

Read this paragraph from an email written by an applicant to a child care job.

Since I have so much experience working with children, I am a good candidate for your child care position. My experience includes helping raise my two much younger siblings. My mom worked nights, so I made the children dinner and helped them with homework everyday of the week.
Which are the two strongest appeals used in this paragraph?
A. Ethos and Pathos
B. Kairos and Pathos
C. Ethos and Kairos
D. Logos and Ethos

Answer 1

Pathos and ethos because this person is attempting to use her ethical behavior (taking care of her siblings) and her emotional behavior (her mom working late) to get the job

Answer 2

C: Ethos and Kairos

Step-by-step explanation:

The two strogest appeals used in this paragraph are Ethos and Kairos.

Ethos : (character ) The applicant to a child care job is defending that she is good (trustworthy) for the position by describing her experience with situations related to the job.

Kairos : (opportunity ) She is writing at right time of the job offering, when she has exactly what is being required.