Question

In which of these quotations from "The Immigrant Contribution" does Kennedy most clearly include appeals to emotion to make his views more persuasive?

A. Yet each wave of immigration left its own imprint on American society; each made its distinctive "contribution" to the building of the nation and the evolution of American life.
B. In consequence, the impact of immigration has been broadly to confirm the impulses of American life demanding more political liberty and more economic growth.
C. The multiplicity of sects established the American tradition of religious pluralism and assured to all the freedom of worship and separation of church and state pledged in the Bill of Rights.
D. Immigration provided the human resources. More than that, it infused the nation with a commitment to far horizons and new frontiers, and thereby kept the pioneer spirit of American life, the spirit of equality and hope, always alive and strong.

Answer 1

D. Immigration provided the human resources. More than that, it infused the nation with a commitment to far horizons and new frontiers, and thereby kept the pioneer spirit of American life, the spirit of equality and hope, always alive and strong.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pathos which is the appeal to emotion is used to elicit the feelings of compassion or pity which are innate in people. Stories and passionate appeals are used by writers to achieve this.

In the last option, the pioneer spirit of America was referenced by the author to appeal to the emotion of unity and peace that was fostered on Americans through immigration.