What structure and rhetorical style does the author use in the letter to the editor of the Daily News?
A.
compare/contrast with an emotional appeal
B.
sequential order with a scientific appeal
C.
problem/solution with a logical appeal
D.
cause/effect with an ethical appeal
Answers
The correct answer is option C. Problem and solution with a logical appeal can be used in a letter to the editor of daily news. Such letters must start with the problem in detail citing the causes and effects of these problems on the common people or a specific group. In the end of the letter, one must understand the solution to these problems and suggest corrective steps to be taken by media or the government.
The structure and rhetorical style that the author use in the letter to the editor of the Daily News is A. compare/contrast with an emotional appeal.
An emotional appeal is basically a method of persuasion which is designed to prepare an emotional response.
Emotion is one of of those three modes of persuasion that was identified by Aristotle.
Such appeals are prevalent in advertising.