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Someday, as a result of space exploration and travel, scientists may be able to solve the mysteries of the universe. Their discoveries may also change our view of life on Earth and of our planet's role in the universe.

What kind of argument is used in this paragraph?

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Answer: appeal to emotion

Step-by-step explanation:

A persuasive speech can use the three modes of persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos. While ethos refers to the speaker´s credibility, logos refers to the logical appeal, meaning the arguments that rationally lead to a specific conclusion. In this example, the method of persuasion is pathos, the emotional appeal, meaning that aims to provoke a certain feeling in the audience to make them accept a conclusion. Space exploration is presented not only as a way to "solve the mysteries of the universe" but to even discover our planet´s role in the universe, which can be very useful to make the audience feel more prone to support space exploration.

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