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Which type of appeal is the author primarily using in this excerpt from "Top of the food chain"? The villagers were in a panic over the threat of the plague and the steam of nonstop hysterical reports from the interior people were turning black, swelling up and bursting A) Logos B) Ethos C) Kairos D) Pathos

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the answer is D.Pathos

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D) Pathos
In this excerpt, the author is primarily using Pathos. Pathos refers to emotional appeal. In the situation, the villagers were in panic and they were hysterical. The author used pathos to convey to the audience the feeling of panic, anger, and sadness.
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