Brutus:
not that i lov'd caesar less, but that i lov'd rome more. had you rather caesar were living and die all slaves, than that caesar were dead, to live all free men?

william shakespeare, the tragedy of julius caesar
what rhetorical appeal is brutus using in this passage from act iii, scene ii of julius caesar?
a. logos
b. pathos
c. ethos
d. cosmos

A. Logos

Explanation:

Logos means word, speech or reason. It is the use of reason and reasoning, whether inductive or deductive, to construct an argument. In persuasion, logos is the logical reasoning behind the speaker's statements. Logos refers to any attempt to appeal to the intellect, to logical arguments.

We can recognize the logos feature in Brutus's speech, shown in the question above, since Brutus calls for logical reasoning to justify his betrayal of Caesar.

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