This excerpt s support the claim that the best society consists of satisfied, hardworking people who live in equality.
It is ordinary to have public lectures every morning before daybreak, at which none are obliged to appear but those who are marked out for literature; yet a great many, both men and women, of all ranks, go to hear lectures of one sort or other, according to their inclinations: but if others that are not made for contemplation, choose rather to employ themselves at that time in their trades, as many of them do, they are not hindered, but are rather commended, as men that take care to serve their country.
–Utopia,
Sir Thomas More
How does the author’s use of pathos affect his argument?
More uses words like “lecture” and “literature” to build excitement.
More uses words like “great many” and “commended” to evoke feelings of pride.
More uses words like “obliged” and “hindered” to evoke feelings of frustration.
More uses words like “before daybreak “and “serve their country” to create tension.
