Question

Which example from "Top of the Food Chain" is an appeal to pathos? A. Picture if you can, gentlemen, a naked little two-year-old boy so black with flies and mosquitoes it looks like he's wearing long johns . . . B. There were other factors we hadn't counted on, adverse conditions in the paddies and manioc fields — we don't to this day know what predatory species were inadvertently killed off . . . C. Believe me, we confirmed a lot of things there about the buildup of these products as you move up the food chain and the efficacy — or lack thereof — of certain methods . . . D. . . . approximately fourteen thousand in all. And yes, it cost us — cost us upfront purchase money and aircraft fuel and pilots' overtime . . .

Answer 1

A. is the correct answer. Pathos uses emotional appeal to reach the audience.

Answer 2

A. Picture if you can, gentlemen, a naked little two-year-old boy so black with flies and mosquitoes it looks like he's wearing long johns