Question

What is the main type of rhetoric used in this sentence.

Answer 1

The answer is option C: ethos.

Ethos appeals to the credibility of the presenter. In the sentence, the speaker makes reference to Benjamin Franklin to convince the audience that his point of view is reasonable enough.

The rest of the alternatives are incorrect because pathos appeals to the audience's emotions. Logos refers to facts and figures to support a claim, and chronos deals with actions in sequential or chronological time.