What rhetorical appeal is used in the following statement from chief seattle's speech? "yonder sky has wept tears of compassion on our fathers for centuries untold, and which, to us, looks eternal, may change."

a. logos
b. generalization
c. ethos
d. pathos

The rhetoric used is Logos, Ethos, and Pathos.

Logos are thoughts expressed in words, reasoning considerations or meanings.

Ethos is a source of trust. Namely, a speaker must be able to be trusted by the audience.

Pathos is a communication technique that is often used in rhetoric (where it is considered one of the three modes of persuasion, along with ethos and logos), and in literature, film and other narrative arts.

Chief Seattle uses the rhetoric above in delivering his speech. Chief Seattle is a prominent Native American leader who pursued a peaceful path with colonial white settlers in what is now Washington State.

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Class: Middle School

Subject: English

Keywords: rhetoric, logos, ethos, pathos, Chief Seattle

this doesnt make any sense imao

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.