In this passage, which type of rhetoric is ms. dundum using? before the speech competition, ms. dundum told her team about a previous student who had been nervous before giving her speech. ms. dundum recounted how the student had taken a deep breath and trusted that all of the time she had spent practicing would see her through. ms. dundum finished the story by telling the team how that student had stepped out onto the stage and ultimately placed first in the competition. a. ethos b. pathos c. false causality d. logos pl

The type of rhetoric that Ms. Dundum is using is Pathos. Option B is correct.

Pathos is communication technique employed in a work of art that appeals to the emotions of the audience and elicits feelings that already reside in them. Pathos is used most often in rhetoric, in which it is understood as one of the three modes of persuasion, along with ethos and logos, as well as in literature, film, and other narrative art.

B. Pathos

Explanation:

In persuasion, pathos is an importan tool, it refers to an argument or using arguments that make the audience have an emotional response. It belongs, with ethos and logos, to the "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric. When using pathos, the author usually refers to a personal experience, presents a powerful visual image, or appeals to an audience's sense of duty.

In this case, Ms. Dundum tells a personal experience in which a student in a similar situation than her students, overcomed nervousness and succeded. She is trying to inspire them, showing that they are capable of giving a speech. It is like in the movies where, before a battle, the leader motivates the warriors to never surrender.

the answer is b. the tomb is underground and dark, and its opening is covered by a heavy grate.

gilgamesh is a hero by birth as the epic explains it. in the epic the birth is explained in the way which tells us that gilgamesh’s creation was made perfect by the contribution of various god and that signifies the goal in his life, which was to become a hero and save mankind. an example from the text says. "the glorious sun shamash bestowed upon him glory; adad the terrible god of storms bestowed upon him courage. the great gods perfected his magnificence beyond all others, terrible like the great wild bull. two thirds god they made him; one third man they made him." a man born with superhuman qualities and partly god is destined to be a hero.

the heroic deeds carried by him later in his life also prove the heroic character of gilgamesh. for example hi battle with the ultimate beast humbaba is a proof of his bravery and characteristic heroism. gilgamesh was warned about the beast as the text says about humbaba “whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death". but with the superhuman strength gilgamesh did the job