What mode of persuasion does Brutus use when he says, “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slave, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men”?
a
Ethos because Brutus has found a commonality with his audience because neither he nor they would want to be slaves.
b
Pathos because Brutus is playing on the people’s fears of enslavement.
c
Logos because it is a fact that Caesar would have enslaved the people.
Brutus used only three persuasive techniques in his funeral oration in Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar. Despite being regarded as a great orator, or speaker, he limited his speech to the use of parallelism, rhetorical question, and tone.
