Which rhetorical element is included in this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address? A. ethos
B. theme
C. logos
D. thesis

The rhetorical element which is included in this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address is:

Based on the given text, we can see that there is the narration about the topic of slavery and how it was allowed by God and now it needs to stop also by the divine will of God.

As a result of this, we can see that the rhetorical appeal which was used is logos as he appeals to logic to appeal to his listeners that it was the right time to end slavery.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C

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A. ethos

Explanation:

Ethos is the rhetorical element in which the persuasion of the audience falls as the major destination. The writer or the speaker attempts to persuade and audience through his piece of writing or speech respectively.  

President Lincoln in his Second Inaugural Address questioned the divinity thought and highlighted the ills that the war has brought to the people. He expresses his dilemmatic thoughts as to what had made the divine, the God, to make his people involve in the war. He had used certain allusions from the holy Bible to persuade the audience. The causes that led to the war, it's outcome and it's end have been brought into light by Lincoln.

d. pushing his plate away from the edge of the table idk what the other guy was trying to