Answer: an adverb .
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(Note: Adverbs can modify other adverbs.).
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A. they have won the lottery.
A word that fills in the blank well is sarcastic Sarcasm is a type of irony, called verbal irony, that makes statements about a character that are obviously not true, and are included to add humor to the novel.
The word from the passage that is an appeal to pathos is <u><em>love.</em></u> Your answer is <u><em>love</em></u>.