Question

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s Executive Order No. 9066.

I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War . . . whenever he or any designated Commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion.

Which mode of persuasion does President Roosevelt use to appeal to his audience?
ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s credibility
pathos, an appeal to the audience’s emotions
logos, an appeal to the audience’s sense of logic
an appeal based on emotion, logic, and the speaker’s credibility

Answer 1

Answer: ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s credibility

Step-by-step explanation:

Ethos is a persuasion technique that aims to convince the listeners of the claims made by the speaker by basing it on the speaker's credibility to be able to say such things. For instance, a doctor giving medical advice and saying it is based on their years of experience in medicine.

In this scenario, President Roosevelt is using ethos to convince Americans that he is leaving the internment of Japanese-Americans at the discretion of the Secretary of War and any appropriate Military Commander and that they are credible enough to carry out such a task because he has authorized it as the President.