Question

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

Answer 1

To answer your question it would be logos, because they later go onto say why they are doing it based on reason