Question

Read the excerpt from president woodrow wilson’s speech, “war message to congress.” with a profound sense of the solemn and even tragical character of the step i am taking and of the grave responsibilities which it involves, but in unhesitating obedience to what i deem my constitutional duty . . . which best expresses the type of appeal in this excerpt? pathos, an appeal based on emotions logos, an appeal based on logic or reason ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s character financial, an appeal based on the audience’s finances

Answer 1

President Wilson is using Pathos; an appeal based on emotion in this passage. When President writes; "with a profound sense of the solemn and even tragical character of the step"; he is displaying empathy. When he writes; "in unhesitating obedience to what I deem my constitutional duty"; he is communicating that it falls on him to make this extremely difficult decision. Both of these are meant to evoke emotion in reader.

Answer 2

ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s character.