Ethos, Pathos and Logos in Select Articles
Critical response to five articles/readings
Preface
In the five identified articles, Ethos, Pathos, and Logos have been used. Ethos is the form of persuasion where the persuader convinces the person of interest based on his good moral character, his goodwill, and good sense (Henning, p. 14). However, in the changing world, where one’s influence is now based on the outward appearance or the material possessions, the perception of ethos has changed, and is not based on a person’s moral character, but on his influence. Pathos is the persuasive argument based on engaging the party’s emotions to make him agree with the persuader. The persuader gains support of the person he or she addresses by creation of some emotional sense in relation to the subject of interest.
Logos involves convincing the other party basing one 's arguments on logic. Logical appeal may be inductive based on creation of a conclusion from a series of similar results over a period (Stockwood and Spiro, p 19). Alternatively, it can be deductive where a certain amount of similar results in the past is taken and used in the creation of a conclusion. The conclusion does not always apply in all cases. When deducting the argumentation employed in any story or article, it is important to understand the background of the characters and the topic in question. The context in which the character was compelled to convince others of the correctness of his argument is also important.
The unifying elements in the five different articles are their basis of argumentation and the principles involved. The Aristotle’s argumentation have been applied variedly based on the situation fro example in the story “Where are you going, where have you been?” there is a man, Arnold, and a 15-years-old girl, Connie. Arnold uses the Pathos argumentative approach to convince Connie to come along with him, since he threatens her family’s safety if she refuses. In the story by Arthur Clarke, “The Nine Billion Names of God”, the
Preface
In the five identified articles, Ethos, Pathos, and Logos have been used. Ethos is the form of persuasion where the persuader convinces the person of interest based on his good moral character, his goodwill, and good sense (Henning, p. 14). However, in the changing world, where one’s influence is now based on the outward appearance or the material possessions, the perception of ethos has changed, and is not based on a person’s moral character, but on his influence. Pathos is the persuasive argument based on engaging the party’s emotions to make him agree with the persuader. The persuader gains support of the person he or she addresses by creation of some emotional sense in relation to the subject of interest.
Logos involves convincing the other party basing one 's arguments on logic. Logical appeal may be inductive based on creation of a conclusion from a series of similar results over a period (Stockwood and Spiro, p 19). Alternatively, it can be deductive where a certain amount of similar results in the past is taken and used in the creation of a conclusion. The conclusion does not always apply in all cases. When deducting the argumentation employed in any story or article, it is important to understand the background of the characters and the topic in question. The context in which the character was compelled to convince others of the correctness of his argument is also important.
The unifying elements in the five different articles are their basis of argumentation and the principles involved. The Aristotle’s argumentation have been applied variedly based on the situation fro example in the story “Where are you going, where have you been?” there is a man, Arnold, and a 15-years-old girl, Connie. Arnold uses the Pathos argumentative approach to convince Connie to come along with him, since he threatens her family’s safety if she refuses. In the story by Arthur Clarke, “The Nine Billion Names of God”, the
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