During the televised debate, the candidate denounced other candidates for flying in
their private jets to participate in the debate, while he traveled to the debate on a
commercial airliner.
"Obviously, no one cares about the environment but me," he
asserted. How should we evaluate this speaker's use of emotional appeal?
A) highly ethical, because he raised an appropriate issue and exposed other
candidates' behaviors
B) ethically questionable, due to his lack of evidence and reasoning regarding the
candidates' actual views on the environment
C) ethically sound, because he provides concrete evidence of how each candidate
refused to be environmentally conscious when given the choice
D) ethically sound, since it reveals the candidate's own genuine concern for the
environment and how we must hold every candidate accountable
B
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