Question 3 (multiple answer)
Read the excerpt from President Jimmy Carter’s speech “Energy and the National Goals—A Crisis of Confidence.”
This a special night for me. Exactly three years ago, on July 15, 1976, I accepted the nomination of my party to run for President of the United States. I promised you a President who is not isolated from the people, who feels your pain, and who shares your dreams, and who draws his strength and his wisdom from you.
Which options most effectively describe Carter’s rhetorical appeals in this excerpt?
(Select all that apply.)
Energy and the National Goals
President Carter is appealing to his audience’s sense of pathos by relating to them on an emotional level to invoke a sense of solidarity and brotherhood.
President Carter is appealing to his audience’s sense of pathos, ethos, and logos by persuading them to follow him regardless of what he tells them.
President Carter is appealing to his audience’s sense of logos by persuading them that his election as president was a logical choice.
President Carter is appealing to his audience’s sense of ethos by trying to convince them of his credibility and good character.
