Question

the excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson’s speech, "War Message to Congress." It is a war against all nations. American ships have been sunk, American lives taken, in ways which it has stirred us very deeply to learn of, but the ships and people of other neutral and friendly nations have been sunk and overwhelmed in the waters in the same way. There has been no discrimination. Which emotion is President Wilson most likely trying to evoke in his listeners?

Answer 1

A (sadness)

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Answer 2

Sadness.

Step-by-step explanation:

President Woodrow Wilson's 2nd April, 1917 "War Message to Congress" was a a request directing the Congress to declare war against Germany. And this declaration would become the event that led the US to enter the First World War.

In his message, President Wilson declares reveals why he thinks America must join the war. He said, "American ships have been sunk, American lives taken" which was why participating in the war is the only solution left to stop the killings. Moreover, he also reiterated that such an act is not only directed to America alone, but to "other neutral and friendly nations [too]."

Thus, we can see that President Wilson is trying to evoke a feeling of sadness in his readers.