The President Said, "Our Enemy Is Threatening Us with Utter

Multiple Choice

The president said, "Our enemy is threatening us with utter destruction. Now they appear to be acquiring nuclear weapons. We have been unable to negotiate with them. It is imperative that we take military action against our enemy before they finish development of their weapons of mass destruction and use them against us, killing millions of people." By saying this, the president is:

A) using the argumentation strategy called "appealing to emotion."
B) trying to modify people's strong negative emotions to get them to act.
C) asking people to reappraise an emotion to see a real danger.
D) making an argument from possibility using negative emotion.