Brutus:
who is here so base that would be a bondman? if any, speak; for him have i offended. who is here so rude that would not be a roman? if any, speak, for him have i offended. who is here so vile that will not love his country? if any, speak, for him have i offended. i pause for a reply.

william shakespeare, the tragedy of julius caesar
which is a word from the passage an appeal to pathos?

a.
"him"

b.
"who"

c.
"reply"

d.
"rude"

D. "rude"

Explanation:

Pathos is a mode of persuasion used in speech or writing that aims to convince an audience on something by appealing to their emotion, usually by evoking strong emotions like pity, fear sympathy, or sorrow. From all the given choices, the adjective "rude" is the one that has the potential to evoke in us a strong emotion like hate or disklike, maybe, in order to convince us on believing that Romans are naturally rude, or something similar.