Question

Which appeal is most clearly an example of pathos?
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A. As a dietician, I must stress that we should eat fewer
carbohydrates.
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B. The best way to help veterans is to provide them with free health
care.
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C. Don't feel like paying taxes? Try telling that to the victims of a
disaster.
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D. Economic forecasts show that your policies will only help the rich.
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Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

This is because you feel bad whenever you read that statement. It affects you the most emotionally so that is the one. pathos is simply persuasion using emotion.

Answer 2

Answer:

C

Explanation:

Pathos is a way of persuasion that uses the emotion, which is used in the example of option C, when the speaker challanges the audience that is reluctant to pay taxes, by presenting them with a compeling image. In other words, comparing how one "feels" with someone that has a real need , and depend on the benefit that comes from the taxes. The force of this argument is in the emotion being evoked.