Question

Reread this paragraph from the speech:

For those of you who are black and are tempted to fill with -- be filled with hatred and mistrust of the injustice of such an act, against all white people, I would only say that I can also feel in my own heart the same kind of feeling. I had a member of my family killed, but he was killed by a white man.

What mode of persuasion is Kennedy appealing to when he states that he had a member of his family killed by a white man?

Group of answer choices

ethos

rhetros ( It's not rhetros )

pathos ( It's not pathos )

logos

Answer 1

The answer is "ethos."

Step-by-step explanation:

There are many types of persuasions when it comes to a person's speech. These types are used in order to convince an audience of a specific purpose that the speaker wants to achieve. In the sample above, it is clear that Kennedy is convincing the black people that he feels the same way as they are because of a "similar experience." This similar experience was Kennedy's experience of having a family member killed by a white man. This establishes his credibility as a listener and allows them to conclude that he is worth listening to. It also makes the situation sound fair to all.

Thus, this explains the answer.