One example of pathos would be including a quote that is located at the beginning of the essay it states “ PRECAUTIONS READ BEFORE USING” saying “Poison: contains sodium hydroxide, Corrosive: causes severe eye and skin damage, may cause blindness, Harmful or fatal if swallowed, If swallowed, give large quantities of milk and water, Don’t induce vomiting, Important keep water out of can at all times to prevent contents from violently erupting…” (31). This is an effective use of pathos because if you were considered to be illiterate you would not know if its harmful or not but you would rely on the image thinking its can be safe for to be eating it. The last rhetorical analysis that the author has used throughout the essay is ethos.
In conclusion, the essay “ The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society” it basically shows how illiterate people would experience difficulty with performing normal daily routines. Overall, the essay uses effective rhetorical analysis and also by reading this at first I was somewhat persuaded but after doing this assignment it changed my perspective before and after. So yes this essay is very