Millions of dollars have been appropriated by Congress
each year for Indian Education. All you have to do is
encourage your school to use these resources. My Indian
child has a constitutional right to learn and maintain his
culture. By the same token, I believe that non Indian
children have a constitutional right to learn about our
Native American heritage and culture, because Indians
play a significant part in the history of Western society,
- Medicine Grizzlybear Lake, "An Indian Father's Plea"
In this passage, what rhetorical strategy is the author using?
O
A. An appeal to logos by using vivid descriptions that evoke strong
emotions in the audience
O
B. An appeal to othos by making reference to respected institutions
like Congress and the Constitution
O
C. An appeal to ethos by allowing the audience to think with their
hearts instead of their heads
O
D. An appeal to pathos by providing the audience with facts and
evidence to support his argument

The rhetorical strategy that the author is using in the passage is that an appeal to ethos by making reference to respected institutions like Congress and the Constitution.

What do you mean by rhetorical strategy?

Rhetorical strategies are phrases or word combinations that are being used to express meaning, elicit a response from the reader or listener, and convince.

In the passage, a parent is building credibility by using words like "Congress" and "constitutional right". Making a reference to institutions like these, the audience will be persuaded to believe the parent as the parent has used some reliable sources.

Other options talk about different strategies with its wrong explanation such as logos does not evoke emotions but highlights facts and give logic. Ethos does not encourage people to think with their hearts but heads. Pathos does not provide evidences and facts instead appeals to audience's emotions. Thus, all the options are eliminated except option B.

Hence, the correct option is B.

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