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Read this excerpt from Common Sense:
No country on the globe is so happily situated, or so internally capable of raising a fleet as America. Tar, timber, iron, and cordage are her natural produce. We need go abroad for nothing.
Which is the most prominent kind of rhetorical appeal Thomas Paine uses
here?
A. Kairos
B. Logos
C. Pathos
D. Figurative language
Answer:
The most prominent kind of rhetorical appeal used here is:
B. Logos.
Explanation:
Logos is an argument based on logic whose credibility relies on structure, evidence, and coherence. In other words, the speaker or author must be able to walk the listener or reader through the logical path to the conclusion they must reach.
That is what Paine does in this excerpt. To reach the conclusion that "[w]e need go abroad for nothing," he first explains the reason why: our country is remarkably situated; in addition, we produce most of the things, if not all, that we need. He even provides evidence when he mentions the products tar, timber, iron, and cordage.
