While writing a persuasive piece, which appeal should you use to get your audience to believe and trust you?

A. Pathos

B. Tone

C. Ethos

D. Simile

While writing a persuasive piece, which appeal should you use to get your audience to believe and trust you?

The responder's answer would be ethos.

Ethos speaks of the character's credibility or the persuader's credibility of what he or she is asserting and positing, is it strong and bold or just a mere existent elaboration. Thus follows the characteristics on tone, logos and pathos. Ethos is one key to trusting since it presents one's consistency and as a reliable speaker.

The correct answer should be C. ethos.

Ethos is appeal to credibility. This means that the author will use verified and credible sources and information in order to make you believe him or her. They will state their sources, and once you realize that those are good and solid sources, you will be more prone to believing what the author has to say about the topic.