Question

Read the following sentence from Robert F. Kennedy’s speech upon the death Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

But the vast majority of white people and the vast majority of black people want to live together in this country.

How does the author use rhetoric in the following sentence to advance his purpose that Americans should end prejudice behavior in America and start treating each other with respect?

Group of answer choices

By using pathos as a method to incite anger of those residents who choose to stay segregated.

By using ethos as a method of citing a credible source in order to gain attention of the reader.

By appealing to logic that most people desire to live together, but those that disagree are illogical and are destroying the forward movement to end prejudice behavior and voluntary segregation.

By asking the reader a rhetorical question in order to encourage the reader to reflect on his or her own insecurities.

Answer 1

Answer: By appealing to logic that most people desire to live together, but those that disagree are illogical and are destroying the forward movement to end prejudice behavior and voluntary segregation.