Which activity is an example of a pathos appeal in a wartime speech? a. showing images of the destruction caused by an enemy attack b. explaining war plans and citing credible military strategists c. using graphs to illustrate territory gained in different battles d. giving reasons a country should enter war

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.