Question

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?

a) ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s credibility
b) pathos, an appeal to the audience’s emotions
c) logos, an appeal to the audience’s sense of logic
d) an appeal based on emotion, logic, and the speaker’s credibility

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Ethos, an appeal based on the credibility of the speaker.

Step-by-step explanation

Ethos is a word of Greek origin that means "character" and is used to refer to authority and credibility. Therefore, when a persuasive speech uses ethos, it is because it seeks to persuade the receiver through the trust that it transmits according to your position or status. Therefore, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Roosevelt Executive Order No. 9066 is a speech that uses the ethos mode of persuasion because it relies on Roosevelt's position to convince people. So the correct answer is A. Ethos, an appeal based on the credibility of the speaker.