Read the excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson's speech, "War Message to Congress." It is a war against all nations. American ships have been sunk, American lives taken, in ways which it has stirred us very deeply to learn of, but the ships and people of other neutral and friendly nations have been sunk and overwhelmed in the waters in the same way. There has been no discrimination. Which emotion is President Wilson most likely trying to evoke in his listeners? sadness pity trust remorse

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5 September, 23:46

Read the excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson's speech, "War Message to Congress." It is a war against all nations. American ships have been sunk, American lives taken, in ways which it has stirred us very deeply to learn of, but the ships and people of other neutral and friendly nations have been sunk and overwhelmed in the waters in the same way. There has been no discrimination. Which emotion is President Wilson most likely trying to evoke in his listeners? sadness pity trust remorse

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Sadness: President Wilson is trying to evoke deep feeling of sadness and mourning in his listeners. He wants people to understand that the magnitude of the war is not only affecting American service members but, people worldwide are losing loved ones.