Question

What response does Lincoln hope to elicit from his listeners with these words from the Gettysburg Address?

  We have come to dedicate a

portion of that field, as a final

  resting place for those who

   here gave their lives, that

  that nation might live. It is

 altogether fitting and proper

     that we should do this.

A. Lincoln appeals to the emotions of his listeners by honoring those soldiers who give their lives.

B. Lincoln hopes to elicit the feeling of formality, saying it was "proper that we should do this".

C. Lincoln appeals to the logical side of the listeners by stating that the dedication is proper.