The following excerpt from "an american idea" is an example of which type of persuasive appeal?
"the idea was there at the very beginning, well before thomas jefferson put it into words—and the idea rang the call…jefferson himself could not have imagined the reach of his call across the world in time to come when he wrote…but over the next two centuries the call would reach the potato patches of ireland, the ghettoes of europe, the paddyfields of china, stirring farmers to leave their lands and townsmen their trades and thus unsettling all traditional civilizations."
question 13 options:

1)

moral

2)

logical

3)

emotional

4)

reasonable

Option 2) Logical.

Logical is the Aristotelian persuasive appeal through logic. The main point of logical arguments is whether or not they sustain the conclusion you've stated before them, that is, if your arguments make sense. Examples of strategies for logical arguments are comparisons, cause and effect relations, or simply stating logical facts (which is the case of our example).

Observation: Option 4) Reasonable could be confused as an answer, but since it's not the name of a 'persuasive appeal', I don't believe it's the correct choice.

NOT Logical

Explanation:

Tried on quiz it's wrong.

author – information on the internet with a listed author is one indication of a credible site. the fact that the author is willing to stand behind the information presented (and in some cases, include his or her contact information) is a good indication that the information is reliable.

date – the date of any research information is important, including information found on the internet. by including a date, the website allows readers to make decisions about whether that information is recent enough for their purposes.

sources – credible websites, like books and scholarly articles, should cite the source of the information presented.

domain – some domains such as .com, .org, and .net can be purchased and used by any individual. however, the domain .edu is reserved for colleges and universities, while .gov denotes a government website. these two are usually credible sources for information (though occasionally a university will assign a .edu address to each of its students for personal use, in which case use caution when citing). be careful with the domain .org, because .org is usually used by non-profit organizations which may have an agenda of persuasion rather than education.

site design – this can be very subjective, but a well-designed site can be an indication of more reliable information. good design make information more easily accessible.

writing style – poor spelling and grammar are an indication that the site may not be credible. in an effort to make the information presented easy to understand, credible sites watch writing style closely.