What is one way to appeal to ethos?

a. by referencing trusted sources
b. by choosing descriptive nouns
c. by creating a repetitive pattern
d. by starting with a specific argument

One way to appeal to ethos is A. By referencing trusted sources

Further explanation

Rhetoric according to Aristotle is the art of seeing the available means of persuasion.

Aristotle divided means of persuasion into three categories, ethos, logos and pathos.

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are modes of persuasion that used to convince audiences. Ethos, Pathos, and Logo are also referred to as the three artistic proofs (Aristotle coined the terms), and are all represented by Greek words.

Ethos or the ethical appeal is an appeal to credibility or authority or means to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character. Example of ethos is source.  It is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or  credibility of the persuader.  Logos: an appeal to reason, logic. Example of logos are facts, statistics . It is an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason. Pathos: an appeal to emotions. Examples of pathos are vivid language and imagery. An appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by  creating an emotional responseLearn moreLearn more about ethos Learn more about  The Modes of Appeal  Learn more about Logos Answer details

Grade:  9

Subject:  english

Chapter:  ethos

Keywords:  The Modes of Appeal, ethos, Persuasive Rhetoric, the persuader, Logos

substitute y = 2x - 4 to x + 2y = 12:

x + 2(2x - 4) = 12     use distributive property

x + (2)(2x) + () = 12

x + 4x - 8 = 12     add 8 to both sides

5x = 20     divide both sides by 5

x = 4

put the value of x to the first equation:

y = 2(4) - 4

y = 8 - 4

y = 4

answer: x = 4 and y = 4

Ithink the answer is c