Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth's Address to the Troops at Tilbury. Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself, that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects, and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die among you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdoms, and for my people, my honour, and my blood, even in the dust. Which statement best describes Queen Elizabeth's use of rhetorical appeals in this excerpt?

The statement that best describes Queen Elizabeth's use of rhetorical appeals in this excerpt is She relies on pathos by using emotionally charged words to motivate the troops.

Explanation:

The question is not complete since it does not provide the options to answer the question, here are the options:

*She relies on ethos by explaining that she has previous experience fighting in battles.

*She relies on pathos by providing examples of other successes she has had as a ruler.

*She relies on ethos by establishing that she is there for more than just recreation.

*She relies on pathos by using emotionally charged words to motivate the troops.

Pathos is a rhetorical device that uses emotional appeal to produce a reaction on the reader or the audience, Queen Elizabeth uses emotional connections to the love of soldiers for their country in this Address, the lines "to live or die among you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdoms, and for my people, my honour, and my blood," are perhaps the most emotive part of it.