Evaluate the following sentence to determine the type of appeal. the first lady said we should all eat a balanced diet and exercise regularly. this sentence is an:

This sentences is an appeal to ETHOS.

While Logos relies on facts and logic, and Pathos consists of generating an emotional response on the audience, Ethos is about credibility: the speaker needs to be someone known and respectable - in this case, the First Lady is someone in a position of power with great reputation.

"a" because he is appealing to logic as oppose to appealing to the audience's emotions.