Which of the following is an example of an emotional appeal

According to the options you added in the comment box, the option that is an example of an emotional appeal is C: It will be the greatest environmental tragedy.

Explanation:

First of all, I would refresh the concept of emotional appeal. An emotional appeal in persuasive writing is a method of persuasion that is designed to create an emotional response in the reader. It is also known as pathos and it is one of the three modes of persuasion identified by Aristotle. In an emotional appeal, the author can appeal to any emotion: anger, pity, fear, pride,etc. In this case, and according to the options you added in the comment box, the option that appeals to emotion is C because by saying that something is going to cause the greatest environmental tragedy will probably generate fear and pity in the reader. So, that is the correct option.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.