Read the following passage: "the reality," [lester brown, president of the washington-based earth policy institute] says, "is that the world is only one poor harvest away from chaos. we are so close to the edge that politically destabilising food prices could come at any time."geoffrey lean, "one poor harvest away from chaos"how is author geoffrey lean using ethos in the passage? a. by revealing the bias that the author holds b. by providing a logical explanation of events c. by quoting a public figure to establish credibility d. by appealing to the emotions of the reader

C). By quoting a public figure to establish credibility.

Explanation:

Ethos is exemplified as the literary technique employed to persuade the audience to believe in the claim or argument proposed by the author or speaker by appealing to their ethics or moral conduct. It is described as one of the three 'modes of persuasion' as proposed by Aristotle that is based on the speaker's character or credibility, the other two are logos(appeal to logic) and pathos(appeal to emotion).

As per the question, in the given passage the author Geoffrey Lean employs ethos 'by quoting a public figure to establish credibility' as he invokes authority that aids to establish the credibility of his claim and persuade the readers ethically. Thus, option C is the correct answer.

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