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6 December, 11:49

Which detail signals an appeal to pathos?

On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all

thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil

war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it.

-Second inaugural address,

Abraham Lincoln

hcoln wish to achieve by using

pending, and dreaded?

"four years ago"

"all sought to avert it"

"all dreaded it"

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  1. 6 December, 15:00
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    Abraham Lincoln wished to achieve feeling of pity and sadness by using the words "pending" and "dreaded" when talking about the impending civil war.

    Explanation:

    Pathos is an appeal to emotions of an audience that evokes feelings of pity or sadness.

    Abraham Lincoln made use of pathos to evoke pity by talking about the situation four years ago when people were anxious about the impending civil war and how people sought to avert it and "all dreaded it"
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