Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative. in paragraphs 3 and 4 of "a witch trial at mount holly," the author uses the words search and scrutiny to describe the examination of the accused. how do these words affect the meaning of the article? they convey that the accusers were judgmental. they show that the accused are not to be trusted. they hint at how guilty the accused really are. they suggest how carefully the people are tested.

Read these excerpts. lincoln's "gettysburg address." it is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. whitman's "o captain! my captain! ". exult, o shores, and ring, o bells! but i, with mournful tread, walk the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use? logos: the use of logic to convince the audience pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way