Question

Read the following paragraph from the article, "The Burden of Tobacco Use."

The harmful effects of smoking do not end with the smoker. More than 126 million nonsmoking Americans, including children and adults, are
regularly exposed to secondhand smoke. Even brief exposure can be dangerous because non-smokers inhale many of the same
carcinogens and toxins in cigarette smoke as smokers. Secondhand smoke exposure causes serious disease and death, including heart
disease and lung cancer in nonsmoking adults and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), acute respiratory infections, ear problems, and
more frequent and severe asthma attacks in children. Each year, primarily because of exposure to secondhand smoke, an estimated 3,000
nonsmoking Americans die of lung cancer, more than 35,000 die of heart disease, and about 150,000-300,000 children younger than 18
months have lower respiratory tract infections.


What two clues does the author provide that lead you to conclude that he is making an ethical appeal?

Answer 1

Answer:

The author uses precise numbers implying he has done his research and knows what he is saying, and his use of vocabulary suggests he is educated on the subject and knows what he is talking about.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Data and Research.  Uses the prior knowledge he has about the subject and then uses his own role in this type of situation.  Ethos is where they show their own knowledge, trustworthiness, and must be credible.   Think about it in an ethical format - if someone has strong ethics, they are trustworthy and have evidence to back up what they are writing about.

Explanation:

You want to read something from someone who knows about cigarette smoke and the statistics where it has hit them personally.