Read the excerpt from "the environmental ethic." mother earth . . is no more than the commonality of organisms and the physical environment they maintain with each passing moment, an environment that will destabilize and turn lethal if the organisms are disturbed too much. . to disregard the diversity of life is to risk catapulting ourselves into an alien environment. we will have become like the pilot whales that inexplicably beach themselves on new england shores. which of the following choices best expresses the type of appeal wilson uses in this passage? the author uses logos to develop his argument by providing factual information about pilot whales in new england. the author uses logos to develop his argument by gaining sympathy for the pilot whales in new england. the author uses pathos to develop his argument by including emotionally charged language to evoke a response. the author uses pathos to develop his argument by chastising the reader for the destruction of the environment.

C) The author uses pathos to develop his argument by including emotionally charged language to evoke a response.

Explanation: When writing, an author can use several rhetorical devices in order to persuade, inform or impact the audience in the desired way. Three of the must used rhetorical devices are ethos, logos, and pathos. Ethos is an appeal to the audience's ethics, logos is an appeal to the audience's logic and pathos is an appeal to the audience's emotions. In the given excerpt from "The Environmental Ethic" the author uses pathos to develop his argument by including emotionally charged language (like "destabilize and turn lethal" and "alien environment") to evoke a response.

read the excerpt from “the blackfeet creation.”

what does this excerpt show about blackfeet culture?

the blackfeet prefer to eat cooked meat.

the blackfeet eat small game as well as buffalo.

the blackfeet believe that buffalo are sacred.

the blackfeet animals for providing them with food.

- "about the claims : -

making a claim is just a fancy way of saying that you're stating your main point.' claims are not just opinions. a claim tells what you think is true about a topic based on your knowledge .

about the country claims : -

a counterclaim is just the opposite of a claim. counterclaims are also provable and supportable by reasons and evidence. not just, 'because i said so.' when you're planning an argument, you need to know what the counterclaim might be so that you can make sure that you disprove it with your reasons and evidence your research." - (catherineroberts)