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Examine Emerson's appeals to pathos through highly emotional and evocative diction.

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Pathos came from the Greek word which means suffering. So this means it is a rhetorical device that appeals to the emotion of the audience and elicit feelings that are already inside of them. It could be through the use of metaphor or with the way it is delivered. 
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