Where is the hero who will destroy that heart of evil? I believe it must be each of us. Indeed, when I give thanks this Thursday
and I cook my native food, I will be thinking of this hidden heart and how my ancestors survived the evil it caused. Which type of argument does Keeler use in this passage from "Thanksgiving: A Native American View" ?
-This is an emotional argument, because she wants readers to be angry at the Pilgrims for mistreating the American Indians.
-This is an emotional appeal that tries to persuade people to be heroes who overcome evil.
-This is a logical appeal that tries to explain why people should be heroes.
-This is a logical appeal that shows how American Indians survived the evil they experienced.
This is an emotional appeal that tries to persuade people to be heroes who overcome evil.
Explanation:
In this excerpt, the speaker wants to persuade people to be heroes who overcome evil. The speaker does so by first talking about the "heart of evil." She tells us that the heart of evil is in every one of us. This means that we all have the potential to do great evil. She links this evil with the fate that the indigenous people of America suffered at the hands of the European colonizers. She makes an emotional appeal by reminding us of this sad event, and urging us to be the heroes that do not let this evil win.
