This force comprises all our best trained and out finest troops including scores of thousands of those who have already measured
their quality against the Germans and found themselves at no disadvantage. We have under arms at the present time in this island over a million and a quarter men. Which audience appeal does Churchill most clearly use?
Rhetoric strategies, ethical strategies or the modes of persuasion are the devices used by the speaker to appeal to his audience. They are:
Ethos - also known as "ethical appeal". In this the speaker convince his audience of his credibility, or trustworthiness, or his character.
Logos - also known as "appeal to logic" or "appeal to reason" is the appeal that the speaker makes to its audience based on facts and statistics.
Pathos - an "appeal to emotions". In this strategy, speaker is able to persuade its audience both in positive ans negative manner.
Kairos- This rhetoric strategy is used to appeal at the opportune time. Used mostly in ads and sales.
These words have their origin from Greek.
So, according to the definitions provided, the correct answer to the question is option C, Logos. Churchill is making a logical and facts based appeal to his audience.
