Read the passage from John F. Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address.”

Finally, to those nations who would make themselves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction.

We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.

But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort from our present course—both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons, both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom, yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of mankind’s final war.

How do President Kennedy’s rhetorical appeals in this passage affect the audience?

A) President Kennedy appeals to the audience’s sense of ethos by addressing them in an honest manner to encourage them to accept that he is the leader who will guide them through any challenge.

B) President Kennedy appeals to the audience’s sense of pathos by being open with them about the threat of nuclear arms and by stressing the need for them to work toward a better solution than a balance of terror.