Which of the following is Wiesel establishing and how? ethos by appeal to his authority in having survived the Holocaust logos by using the word "despair" to imply shared feeling pathos by appeal to nightmare everyone can relate to ethos by appeal to meaning

Read this excerpt from "Hope, Despair, and Memory" by Elie Wiesel and answer the question.

And yet real despair only seized us later. Afterwards. As we emerged from the nightmare and began to search for meaning.

Which of the following is Wiesel establishing and how?

A. ethos by appeal to his authority in having survived the Holocaust

B. logos by using the word "despair" to imply shared feeling

C. pathos by appeal to nightmare everyone can relate to

D. ethos by appeal to meaning

Answer:

A. ethos by appeal to his authority in having survived the Holocaust

Explanation:

Ethos is a Greek word that means "character" which is used to describe the spirit of a culture, era or community that is shown through its attitude, behavior and morals.

Elie Witsel is establishing ethos by appeal to his authority in having survived the Holocaust by describing how they were seized and overcome by despair and later emerged from the nightmare in search for meaning.