The answer is D) Outlining accident.
Based on the themes of believe's and imagination through, a child could think of it as realism... The book begins of the night of Christmas Eve.
Answer:
Logos: ..."we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain."
Here Lincoln appeals to his listener's sense of logic: it would not make sense that so many people should have died for no reason. Therefore, it is important that the fight continue.
Pathos: "The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract."
Here Lincoln appeals to his listeners' emotions (hearts), by telling them that the field was consecrated by the blood of the soldiers who fought there.
Ethos: "Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
Here Lincoln establishes his credibility by demonstrating his great knowledge of American history and the founding documents of this country.
Answer: B) He wants to communicate directly with the readers.
Explanation: From the given options, the sentence that best explains why Walt Whitman uses such a simple phrase as "who I am or what I mean" in the given quotation from "Song of Myself" is the corresponding to option B: He wants to communicate directly with the readers, that is why he uses a simple phrase and also he addresses the reader in a direct way by using the pronoun "you."