Question

Which sentence in this excerpt from Mohandas Gandhi’s “Banaras Hindu University Speech” is an example of the use of ethos as a persuasive device?

I was present at the sessions of the great Congress in the month of December. There was a much vaster audience, and will you believe me when I tell you that the only speeches that touched the huge audience in Bombay were the speeches that were delivered in Hindustani? In Bombay, mind you, not in Banaras where everybody speaks Hindi. But between the vernaculars of the Bombay Presidency on the one hand and Hindi on the other, no such great dividing line exists as there does between English and the sister language of India; and the Congress audience was better able to follow the speakers in Hindi. I am hoping that this University will see to it that the youths who come to it will receive their instruction through the medium of their vernaculars.Our languages the reflection of ourselves, and if you tell me that our languages are too poor to express the best thought, then say that the sooner we are wiped out of existence the better for us. Is there a man who dreams that English can ever become the national language of India? Why this handicap on the nation?Just consider for one moment what an equal race our lads have to run with every English lad.

a]I was present at the sessions of the great Congress in the month of December.

b]In Bombay, mind you, not in Banaras where everybody speaks Hindi.

c]I am hoping that this University will see to it that the youths who come to it will receive their instruction through the medium of their vernaculars.

d]Our languages the reflection of ourselves, and if you tell me that our languages are too poor to express the best thought, then say that the sooner we are wiped out of existence the better for us.

e]Just consider for one moment what an equal race our lads have to run with every English lad.

Answer 1

I was present at the sessions of the great Congress in the month of December

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Answer 2

Hello there!

First, let's remind what ethos is.

The use of ethos is called an "ethical appeal." Note that this is very different from our usual understanding of the word "ethical." "Ethos" is used to describe the audience's perception of the rhetor's credibility or authority. The audience asks themselves, "What does this person know about this topic?" and "Why should I trust this person?"

Now, in that sense, correct answer is D: Our languages the reflection of ourselves, and if you tell me that our languages are too poor to express the best thought, then say that the sooner we are wiped out of existence the better for us.

In answer D, he stated: the sooner they are dead, the better. This option uses ethos as a persuasive device as he is using language as a use of ethos (language is a characteristic and it is spiritual.) In addition, he uses death and existence to be persuasive and to get the message out there by using a sensitive and a heart touching topic.

Hope this helps.