Now nothing can be more important than that the work of a soldier should be well done. But is war an art so easily acquired that a man may be a warrior who is also a husbandman, or shoemaker, or other artisan; although no one in the world would be a good dice or draught player who merely took up the game as a recreation, and had not from his earliest years devoted himself to this and nothing else? No tools will make a man a skilled workman, or master of defence, nor be of any use to him who has not learned how to handle them, and has never bestowed any attention upon them.
–The Republic,
Plato
Which rhetorical appeal is most effective in this excerpt?
ethos, because the details about various professions remind readers of the speaker’s expertise
kairos, because the phrase “from his earliest years” reminds readers not to waste time
logos, because the careful reasoning leads readers through several claims about different arts
pathos, because the references to war and warriors make readers feel afraid to disagree with the speaker
(ITS C)