Question

Select the option that best fills in the blank:
_________ is used to elicit an emotional response from the reader.

• A. Ethos
• B. Logos
• C. Pathos
• D. Diction

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Pathos

The way of being an appealing figure to the reader's emotion to make them convince of something is called Pathos. Therefore, Option C is the correct answer to the given statement.

Whereas in option A Ethos or the ethical appeal means to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character, in option B the way of persuading an audience using facts and figures or logical reasons is called Logos. option D reveals the writer's attitude and action.