Aristotelian Approach to Rhetoric Basically‚ every argument persuades on the basis of three elements: Ethos Pathos Logos Some arguments rely more on one than another. As you read the following‚ consider‚ not only how the arguments we are reading in class use ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos‚ but the extent to which you rely on these in your own arguing‚ written and otherwise. Think of the sermon you heard this Sunday in church: which of these persuasive tools did your pastor use? Ethos This
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Appeals ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos. Patrick Henry’s “Speech in the Virginia Convention” and Benjamin Franklin’s “Speech in the Convention” are two tremendous examples of these appeals‚ however‚ Patrick Henry’s speech is the better of the two. In his speech‚ Henry is trying to convince the convention that war must be declared against Great Britain. Meanwhile‚ the context of Franklin’s speech is that he is giving his support of the Constitution. Henry’s speech uses logos and pathos better than Franklin’s
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through social networking. Facebook is the leading social networking site‚ and is the basis for Hal Niedzviecki’s essay "Facebook in a Crowd". Two rhetorical devices do support the argument that is presented later in the essay‚ and they are humor and pathos appeal. Niedzviecki also uses a narrative form of writing to tell a story about a man with a near seven-hundred online friends on Facebook‚ but he does not know any of them. Facebook has become an issue for some people‚ and that becomes a personal
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Does Bush use Ethos ‚ pathos ‚ and logos in his address to the Nation on 9/11/01? He does more than you might think He uses ethos when he is trying to convince you he is a trustworthy person . He uses pathos to make you to start feeling and stop thinking. He uses logos to appeal to your logical side. In the opening paragraph of Bush’s address he uses pathos the most and he does very effectively. A great example is when he put together the words “victims”‚”moms and dads”‚ and “friends and neighbors”
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Newtown‚ Connecticut at a prayer vigil for the community. The last speech was held in the White House concerning gun control. In the speeches‚ he used rhetoric to appeal to his various audiences using purpose‚ audience‚ context‚ logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos. Before we start‚ let’s define these concepts. Purpose‚ audience‚ and context are a few of the major concepts in a rhetoric essay. They help analyze the paper‚ and the meaning behind it. They ask the questions‚ ‘Who‚ What‚ Why?’ Primarily‚ purpose
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triangle; the rhetorical triangle being encompassed of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos. This notion was extremely important to me when creating my rhetoric in practice project‚ as I wanted to make sure I was adequately forming my rhetoric correctly and that all three complimented each other. I also found it a necessary point to focus on
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introduction‚ she lets the readers know that she is a reliable source. Then (line 41-43) she uses pathos‚ and tries to make Western parents feel ashamed of their parenting habits. In addition to that‚ with displaying “…western kids are more likely to participate in sports teams.” she thinks that it is easier for Western parents to let their kids play sports‚ instead of spending time with them. Chua uses logos‚ but pathos as well in (line 50-53). Any person can relate to her statement‚ and bit by bit persuades
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going to be on The Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy‚ given by Mr. President in 1961‚ he was known to speak on what he believes in‚ conveying clear messages while trying to inspire the people of the nation. President Kennedy used Ethos‚ Pathos‚ and Logos to all of his advantage. Of course criticism comes along with it‚ this was I believe one of the most well written speeches of the 20th century. His audience was every citizen in the United States as well as every world leader. This rhetorical
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The Foundation for Economic Education’s article called “Fast Food and Personal Responsibility” by Ninos P. Malek talks about how ridiculous on how fast food restaurants are getting sued for humans becoming overweight. He goes into more detail by saying it’s personal responsibilities on what you eat every day. On the flip side‚ another article entitled “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko from The New York Times talks about why you should blame the fast food chains and not the person eating
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agree and wanted to get away from Britain. In “Speech in the Virginia Convention” Patrick Henry uses ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos to convince the delegates to secede from Britain and to fight back. In “Speech of the Virginia Convention” Henry uses the three appeals‚ but the one that really stood out to me the most was the usage of pathos. “We must fight…” This evidence shows that this is a pathos statement because of his desire to show how bad he wanted them to fight back and prove a point. This is also
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