Read the following excerpt from Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce on his surrender to the U.S. Army in 1877: “Tell General Howard I
know his heart. What he told me before, I have it in my heart. I am tired of fighting. Our Chiefs are killed; Looking Glass is dead, Toohulhulsote is dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men who say yes or no. He who led on the young men is dead. It is cold, and we have no blankets; the little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are—perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my Chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever.” What rhetorical appeal did Chief Joseph use
In the excerpt, Chief Joseph used the rethorical appeal of Pathos.
Pathos is referred to as the use of values or emotions to share an emotional experience with the audience. It means that the author tries to create a common emotional link with the reader through anger, humor, happiness, or sadness among others, to connect them with elements of the speech and achieve persuasion.
