Read the excerpt below and answer the question. but no one burns emma no one would dare. there is too much concentrated here: too much history, too much respect, too much of the very essence of civilization, which is, i must tell you, connected to its literature. ("the city of invention," p. 13 when the author describes how everyone knows the burning of a great literary classic would be a tragedy, she is employing what rhetorical device? ethos logos anticipating counterargument a persuasive tone

Ethos

An appeal to ethos is one that references morality and ethical values. In this case, the author claims that no one wanted to burn the book Emma. People refused to do it because they believed that this book concentrated too much history, respect and the values of civilization. These arguments are not objective facts or emotional pleas. Instead, they force the reader to ponder on the ethical implications of destroying something so valuable for civilization.

its repetition emphasizing that the chain is his own. sorry if i am wrong.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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