Question

"Not a man lives on the continent but fully believes that a separation must some time or other finally take place, and a generous parent should have said, 'If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.'"
Which phrase in the excerpt is an emotional appeal to the reader?

“Not a man lives”
“believes that a separation”
“let it be in my day”
“that my child may have peace”

Answer 1

The correct answer is "that my child may have peace."
Emotional appeal is achieved through appealing to a person's emotions - so if the author is talking about his or her child, they are likely to elicit a strong feeling in the reader. It is a form of persuasion which an author may use in order to make the reader believe them.

Answer 2

That my child may have peace - D