Which statement best expresses the central idea of the text? A Jesse Owens used his platform after his win at the Olympics to bring attention to how white and black athletes are treated differently. B Even after Jesse Owens returned from the Olympics, he continued to better himself as an athlete and compete. C When Jesse Owens returned from the Olympics, he demanded respect and to be treated like the hero he was. D Jesse Owens didn’t allow the racial discrimination he faced at home or abroad to keep him from doing what he loved and succeeding at it.

Read these excerpts. lincoln's "gettysburg address." it is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. whitman's "o captain! my captain! ". exult, o shores, and ring, o bells! but i, with mournful tread, walk the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use? logos: the use of logic to convince the audience pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way