Question

As a critical reader of an op-ed piece, if you were looking for the writer's use of emotion to attempt to persuade the reader, you'd be looking for the writer's use of _____.

A. logos
B. pathos
C. ethos
D. rhetoric

Answer 1

You'd be looking for the writer's use of B. Pathos.

Ethos is writer's credibility while logos is writer's use of supporting elements such as facts and/or research. Pathos is appealing to emotions and persuading.