Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s Executive Order No. 9066. I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War . . . whenever he
or any designated Commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion. Which mode of persuasion does President Roosevelt use to appeal to his audience?
A). Ethos, an appeal based on the speaker's credibility.
Explanation:
Ethos is described as one of the three modes of persuasion in which the author appeals to the audience ethically as stated by Aristotle, the other two being logos and pathos. In this appeal, the author/speaker persuades the audience by highlighting his/her credibility.
In the given excerpt, Roosevelt employs 'ethos' to appeal to his audience as he is persuading them by invoking his authority('I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War'). The invocation of his authority as president ethically convinces the audience to believe in his claim('the right of...discretion'. Thus, option A is the correct answer.
