Full Question:
Read the excerpt below from Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows.
<em>ANTIGONE: I’ll do my duty to my brother—and yours as well, if you’re not prepared to.</em>
Which rhetorical appeal does Antigone use in an attempt to persuade Ismene to help her bury Polyneices?
A) Ethos
B) Logos
C) Rhetoric
D) Pathos
Answer:
The correct answer is D) Pathos.
Explanation:
"Rhetoric" in literature is defined as "The art of persuasion, the study of the art of persuasion, and an individual act of persuasion".
There are three commonly used Rhetorics in literature.
They are:
- Logos
- Ethos and
- Pathos.
In the excerpt above, the Pathos which means <em>an attempt to persuade the audience by making them feel certain emotions </em> is the rhetoric used by Antigone to persuade Ismene.
Her sentence evokes pity as well as guilty. It speaks to the mind and the heart at the same time.
It really is the duty of each of the characters to bury their dead. By volunteering, to execute both duties, she manages to appeal to Ismene's reason, emotions and conscience.
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