Which statement about novels is true?
a. they use dramatic elements to depict the flaws of human nature in a succinct, poignant way.
b. they use poetic techniques to explore thoughts and feelings about subjects in a concise way.
c. they use logical examples and explanations to examine topics in an organized way.
d. they use narrative techniques to reveal the human experience in a complex and multifaceted way.

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