1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
sergij07 [2.7K]
4 years ago
6

Why does henry david thoreau use ethos in "resistance to civil government"?

History
2 answers:
nydimaria [60]4 years ago
7 0

Answer: c. to establish his credibility as someone who has disobeyed laws he doesn't agree with.

Ethos is a rhetorical device in which the author makes an appeal to morality. The author tries to establish his credibility through the use of moral examples in order to convince his audience. Henry David Thoreau makes an appeal to ethos in his text by describing how he lived by his own ideals. Thoreau preached civil disobedience, specifically in the form of tax avoidance. He makes an ethical claim by living in this way and personally refusing to pay his taxes.

morpeh [17]4 years ago
5 0

C. To establish his credibility as someone who has disobeyed laws he doesn't agree with

You might be interested in
How were airplanes used during World War 1? Select the TWO correct answers.
satela [25.4K]

Answer:

It was also decided that airplanes could only be used for reconnaissance or spying missions. (Villard-227) “The airplane may be all very well for sport, but for the army it is useless” (Quoted in Villard-227) Even by the beginning of the war in 1912, the use of planes in war was still prohibited by the War Office.

The first use of airplanes in World War I was for reconnaissance. The airplanes would fly above the battlefield and determine the enemy's movements and position. One of the first major contributions of airplanes in the war was at the First Battle of the Marne where Allied reconnaissance planes spotted a gap in the German lines. The Allies attacked this gap and were able to split the German armies and drive them back.

7 0
3 years ago
He Native Americans were friendly with the colonists when they first came. true or false.
vova2212 [387]

Yes, they were very kind people.

6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What is a religious belief based on reason?
zepelin [54]

Answer:

Faith is belief in inspiration, revelation, or authority. The word faith sometimes refers to a belief that is held with lack of reason or evidence, a belief that is held in spite of or against reason or evidence, or it can refer to belief based upon a degree of evidential warrant.

Explanation:

3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Describe how the wars between 1680 and 1713 changed the balance of power in Europe and in the colonial spheres of the Atlantic w
Maru [420]

Answer:

The European balance of power is justified by the idea of defending the freedom. It is the alternative to the ideal of empire

Explanation:

Prussia was a historically prominent German state that originated in 1525 with a duchy . The main coat of arms of Prussia, as well as the flag of Prussia, depicted a black eagle on a white background.  Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, allowed Frederick only to title himself "King in Prussia", not "King of Prussia".

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
After World War 1 how did new theories about science differ from past ideas
Rus_ich [418]
History: The Great Depression and World War II<span><span>One of the hardest hit segments of the New Mexico economy during the depression was farming. In 1931, the state’s most important crops were worth only about half of their 1929 value. Dry farmers were especially devastated as they suffered from both continually high operating costs and a prolonged drought that dried up portions of New Mexico so badly that they became part of the Dust Bowl. From Oklahoma to eastern New Mexico, winds picked up the dry topsoil, forming great clouds of dust so thick that it filled the air. On May 28, 1937, one dust cloud, or “black roller,” measuring fifteen hundred feet high and a mile across, descended upon the farming and ranching community of Clayton, New Mexico. The dust blew for hours and was so thick that electric lights could not be seen across the street. Everywhere they hit, the dust storms killed livestock and destroyed crops. In the Estancia Valley entire crops of pinto beans were killed, and that once productive area was transformed into what author John L. Sinclair has called “the valley of broken hearts.”

In all parts of New Mexico, farmland dropped in value until it bottomed out at an average of $4.95 an acre, the lowest value per acre of land in the United States. Many New Mexico farmers had few or no crops to sell and eventually, they were forced to sell their land contributing in the process to the overall decline in farmland values.</span>The depression also hurt New Mexico’s cattle ranchers, for they suffered from both drought and a shrinking marketplace. As grasslands dried up, they raised fewer cattle; and as the demand for beef declined, so did the value of the cattle on New Mexico’s rangelands. Like the farmers, many ranchers fell behind in their taxes and were forced to sell their land, which was bought by large ranchers.<span>Agriculture’s ailing economic condition had a particularly harsh effect on New Mexico, for the state was still primarily rural during the 1930’s, with most of its people employed in raising crops and livestock. Yet farmers and ranchers were not the only ones to appear on the list of those devastated by depressed economic conditions. Indeed, high on the list were the miners, who watched their industry continue the downward slide that had begun in the 1920s</span></span>
4 0
4 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • The journalists who wrote newspaper and magazine articles that exposed corruption and society's problems were called muckrakers.
    6·2 answers
  • Which is a desirable characteristic to look for when choosing a credit card?
    8·2 answers
  • 1. party formed to fight the Democratic party and Andrew Jackson. It was formed in the 1830's incumbent 2. in a national electio
    7·2 answers
  • Question 4 (1 point) Which mountain range is on the eastern side of North America that extends from Canada to Alabama? (This mou
    6·1 answer
  • Which two factors led to Latin American revolutions? (TWO ANSWERS)
    15·2 answers
  • What factor contributed the most to the Depression of 1920-21
    7·1 answer
  • What are the tools of fiscal policy?
    9·2 answers
  • The boston tea party was:
    10·1 answer
  • Can someone help me
    6·1 answer
  • Based on these documents, what was primarily taught at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institu (1) A humanities curriculum in
    10·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!