Question

Read the excerpt from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the

Underground Railroad.
Which best describes how Tubman is using pathos in this
excerpt?
She had never been in Canada but she kept painting
wondrous word pictures of vhat it would be like. She
managed to dispel their fear of pursuit, so that they would not
become hysterical, panic-stricken.



A She is trying to give her audience hope by explaining that
they are not being followed.

B She is trying to soothe her audience by telling them about
her own experiences

C She is trying to soothe her audience by telling them about
a beautiful and hopeful future.

D She is trying to give her audience hope by explaining how
they will reach the North

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Option C

Step-by-step explanation:

Pathos constitutes an appeal to the emotions of an audience which stirs up their emotions, an important tool of persuasion in arguments.

In this excerpt, Tubman was trying to soothe and inspire her audience by telling them about a beautiful and hopeful future.