In which essay is pathos being used as a means of persuasion? a. a comparative study of the different types of drugs and their effects. b. a paper reviewing the statistics of drug-related deaths in the past year. c. a recovering addict's story on how drugs destroyed his life and family. d. a journal article about the chronic effects of drugs and withdrawal symptoms.

C. A recovering addict's story on how drugs destroyed his life and family.

In this essay, pathos is used as a means of persuasion because it would appeal to the emotion. Using pathos is solidifying your points of the matter by touching the hearts of the audience or making them respond to you emotionally.

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.