Question

Which of the following is an example of an appeal to reason?

"Of course it is wrong to let young people miss out on quality education."
"To give a proper speech, proper lighting and attire are generally needed."
"I have read that one out of every seven adults is unable to read today."
"The minds and hearts of our children depend on our loving care to grow."

Answer 1

The answer is your third option: I have read that one out of every seven adults is unable to read today."

Step-by-step explanation:

Appeal to reason will be Logos. Logos constructs logical arguments with citing facts and statistics; in this context, this is the only option which gives statistics: one out of every seven adults is unable to read today. The other options, as you can see, do not give any sort of citing facts.

Answer 2

The definition for reason is:

Reason is a cause or explanation, or justification for an action and/ or an event.

I would go with option "C", since the person said that they read the statement. That is the only statement that has some form of justification.

I hope this helped you!