McEwen shows his take on pathos literature which is emotions by mixing in emotions into his article. Pathos is the use of emotions in an author's writing. McEwen demonstrates the use of pathos when he states “The reality is, our federal and …show more content…
McEwen states “Costa and Cardoza are Democrats, and the river’s restoration was pushed by California Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, both Democrats and both in the hip pocket of environments”(13). This shows Ethos writing because he is showing ethics. I agree with this because Democrats care about the environment so they are going to be against the River Restoration Project. When he states “such as Jim Costa of Fresno and Dennis Cardoza of Merced”(11). McEwen uses Ethos here to show his credibility by naming two well-known authors. I agree with the way he uses Ethos because it improves his credibility. McEwens use of Ethos writing made him seem more credible and therefore superior to