Question

What rhetorical appeal is Lake making in this passage from "An Indian Father's Plea"?

Answer 1

The correct answer is “Logos. He is using a description to provide evidence to support his argument.

The rhethorical appeal Lake is making in this passage from “An Indian Father’s Plea” is Logos. He is using a description to provide evidence to support his argument.

The part of the passage has Medicine Grizzlybear Lake saying “From his mother’s loving arms, Wind-Wolf was placed in a secure and specially designed Indian baby basket. His father and the other medicine members conducted another ceremony to bond him with the essence of his genetic father, the Great Spirit, the Grandfather Sun and the Grandmother moon. This was all done in order to introduce him into the natural world and to protect his soul.” So that is the description made to provide evidence and using Logos, not Pathos neither Ethos.

The other options of the question were, b) Logos, because he is using information from experts to show that he knows what he is talking about, c) Pathos, because he is establishing his credibility as an expert in American Indian culture, and d) Ethos, because he is appealing directly to the feelings and emotions of his audience.

Answer 2

A. Logos, because he is using a description to provide evidence to support his agrument