Which situation is an example of brutus's use of ethos?

B. He tells the audience that if they listen closely, they will know that he is honorable and speaks the truth.

An appeal to ethos is one that tries to persuade the audience by appealing to the ethical qualities of the speaker. It tries to highlight the credibility of the speaker in order to motivate listeners to believe his or her words. In this case, Brutus is trying to persuade the audience of his position by claiming that he is honorable and he speaks the truth.

b. his ability to use formal language to stress strong feelings

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."