Question

"On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war-seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation."
Which rhetorical element is included in this passage from President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address?

ethos
pathos
theme
thesis

Answer 1

Answer:

Pathos

Pathos is an emotional appeal to the audience to evoke certain feelings. For example, the speaker wants the audience to feel anger ("insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war - seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide effects, by negotiation.")