Question

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s Executive Order No. 9066. I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War . . . whenever he or any designated Commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion.
Which mode of persuasion does President Roosevelt use to appeal to his audience?
(A.) ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s credibility
(B.) pathos, an appeal to the audience’s emotions
(C.) logos, an appeal to the audience’s sense of logic
(D.) an appeal based on emotion, logic, and the speaker’s credibility

Answer 1

Answer:

(A.) ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s credibility

Explanation:

Ethos also known as the appeal to ethics is a way of convincing an audience on a particular topic on the basis of the credibility or authority of the speaker. In this executive order by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the audience would be moved to act on the orders given in this speech because of the credibility or authority of the speaker.

The audience base their trust in what the speaker says because they believe that he has sufficient knowledge on the matter and further evidence to this can be seen in the authority he holds on the subject being discussed.