Read the excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson’s speech, “War Message to Congress.”
With a profound sense of the solemn and even tragical character of the step I am taking and of the grave responsibilities which it involves, but in unhesitating obedience to what I deem my constitutional duty . . .
Which best expresses the type of appeal in this excerpt?
pathos, an appeal based on emotions
logos, an appeal based on logic or reason
ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s character
financial, an appeal based on the audience’s finances
THE ANSWER IS NOT PATHOS