Which sentence has the most emphatic effect?
the flowers on the table were pleasing.

the flowers on the table were pretty.

the flowers on the table were beautiful.

the flowers on the table were gorgeous.

The sentence that is more emphatic is:

The flowers on the table were gorgeous.

Explanation:

First of all, in this exercise, we are talking about different levels of description. They are gradual and provide effectively the writer's perspective.

Pleasing is a word used to define something that was found of taste but in the lowest level of gradual likeness. Second, pretty is a word to describe the acceptable likeness of a certain object. Third, beautiful is the concept to express the attraction impressiveness awakened by a certain object. While gorgeous is the concept to describe total attraction impressiveness provoked by a certain object. They are all based on a subjective perspective.

if this is referring to star wars, han shot first.