Read this excerpt from a student's rhetorical analysis. In 2013, President Barack Obama addressed the
nation regarding the situation in Syria. Obama uses
both appeals to logic and emotion to make a
compelling argument that military action is warranted to
respond to the use of chemical weapons on thousands
of civilians in the region.
Obama begins by using description to establish pathos.
He states, "The images from this massacre are
sickening: Men, women, children lying in rows, killed by
poison gas."
Which is the best addition for providing commentary on
the quotation from President Obama?
This imagery provides evidence of the catastrophe
and builds sympathy for the people and for the
president's plan to use force.
O The president's words have an emotional appeal
that causes the audience to reject his planned use of
force.
O The president's words establish logos by using
reasoning through an analogy and by using
deductive reasoning
O This imagery appeals to the emotions of the
audience and connects events in Syria to Iraq and
Afghanistan to support the use of force.