What does an author do when she/he uses ethos to persuade readers?
a. the author misrepresent her opponents' views.
b. the author insults the readers to challenge their opinion.
c. the author presents facts and statistics.
d. the author tries to gain the audience's trust.

Excerpt from jane eyre charlotte bronte 2 i was glad of it: i never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight, with nipped fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the chidings of bessie, the nurse, and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to eliza, john, and georgiana reed.