Read this passage from "an indian father's plea:

millions of dollars have been appropriated by congress each year for indian education. all you have to do is encourage your school to use these resources. my indian child has a constitutional right to learn and maintain his culture. by the same token, i believe that non-indiarn children have a constitutional right to learn about our native american heritage and culture, because indians play a significant part in the history of western society

which statement best explains the type of appeals the author is using in the passage?

a. by using facts and evidence from the u. s constitution to support his arguments, the author is making an appeal to pathos.

b. by offering vivid descriptions that evoke a strong emotion from the audience, the author is making an appeal to ethos.

c. by appealing to the teacher’s emotions and asking for fair treatment, the author is making an appeal to logos.

d. by referring to respected institutions like congress and the constitution, the author is making an appeal to ethos.

The correct answer is D. By referring to respected institutions like Congress and the Constitution, the author is making an appeal to ethos.

Explanation:

In texts and speeches there are mainly three appeals or modes of persuasion a writer or speaker can use to convince the audience these are the pathos which refers to the use of  emotions to persuade the audience; the logos in which the speaker or writer uses reasoning and facts to persuade the audience and the ethos that refers to the use of the authority or credibility of the author and other authorities. In the case of the text presented, the author uses mainly the ethos appeal considering the author of this text mentions the Congress and the role of it as it provides the economic resources for Indian Education, which means the author uses the credibility the reader has on the Congress to make his point. Besides this, the author mentions the constitution to convince the reader about the importance of including Indian Education. This means the statement that best explains the type of appeal the author is using in this passage is "By referring to respected institutions like Congress and the Constitution, the author is making an appeal to ethos".

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