Question

Which rhetorical element is included in this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?

"On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war-seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation."

Answer 1

The answer is Pathos!

Answer 2

Answer:

Pathos

Explanation:

Pathos is a rhetorical device that aims to convince someone on something or help them connect with an idea by appealing to their emotions, usually by evoking emotions of hope, pity, fear, sympathy, or sorrow. This element is characterized by not expressing statistic elements or facts that support the speaker's claim, but for being highly subjective and to evoke strong emotions.

In the passage given, Lincoln uses pathos to help the audience feel emotionally connected to the events that happened four years ago and evoke anger toward the insurgent agents who wanted to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation.