Students reported the use of six of the eight coping mechanisms. These were planful problem solving, self controlling, seeking social support, positive reappraisal, accepting responsibility, confrontive coping. The other two distancing and escape avoidance were least used.
The correct answer would be that all of the elements mentioned were part of St. Thomas Aquinas philosophical system. He considered himself an Aristotelian (followed Aristotle's teachings which in modern day are considered the development of Plato's teachings), an Empericist (it is the theory that all knowledge comes from sensory experiences) and a Neoplatonist ( believes mind over matter and that reality is subjective; depends on the highest principle). And since he was before anything a Christian theologian, then all the elements are part of his system.
The answer is C, ethos. This excerpt appeals to ethics.
"Oh, dear, Donald or
<span> Robert or Willie</span>..." is the only line from this list that differs in intonation since it expresses surprise about something, where the others are more inquisitive.