DIRECTIONS: Become familiar with the following vocabulary terms via the hyperlink to Quizlet. Answer the following questions about ethos, pathos, and logos in the comment box:
- What is ETHOS? How is this element used in my persuasive essay?
- What is PATHOS? How is this element used in my persuasive essay?
- What is LOGOS? How is this element used in my persuasive essay?
You will have a vocab test on 11/8 to assess your knowledge and understanding of all of the following terms, so please make sure to study.
persuasion - presentation of ideas to compel some action
thesis - that which the author wants the reader to accept as true or reasonable
evidence - material used to support/explain/embellish an opinion or explanation
concession - acknowledging an opponent's reasonable arguments
refutation - prove wrong those arguments not reasonable
fact - information that can be proven objectively to be true
experience - information from personal experience representative of a general pattern
ethos - based on credibility of author
pathos - appeal to emotions
logos - appeal to reason
Ethos is the appeal based on the character of the speaker or author. I used ethos in my persuasive essay by establishing a charcter and sticking with that character throughout the essay.
ReplyDeletePathos is appeal based on emotion. I used pathos in my persuasive essay by appealing to everyone's emotion of supieority. Everyone feels superior in some way to someone, even if they don't know it. I appealed to that emotion to give my essay depth.
Logos is appeal based on logic or reason. I used logos in my persuasive essay by appealing to people's knowledge of history. In my essay I stated that slavery had been around since the beginning of civilization. With this fact I showed that slavery had been around much longer than people thought.
Ethos means convincing by the character of the author. I used Ethos by me being the author of my persuasive essay and me convincing people to choose my side of the story. Pathos means persuading by appealing to the reader's emotions. I used Pathos by make people feel a certain way about my essay. I can use their emotions as an advantage to persuade them into my side of the argument. Logos means persuading by the use of reasoning. In the beginning of my essay I have to list my reasons to help support the side I’m on. I have to explains the reasons that I listed to persuade the reader to agree with my argument.
ReplyDeleteEthos is the way an author presents himself through text. In my essay, I used ethos by presenting myself in one way to create my own character. Pathos is when you use the text to connect with the reader's emotions. I used pathos in my essay to gain the readers' emotional attention. Logos is when you use facts and statistics to persuade the reader. I used logos in my essay to present actual facts about the subject to the reader to persuade them to "my side."
ReplyDeleteEthos is an appeal to the authority or honesty of the speaker. It is how well the speaker can convince the audience. This element is used in my persuasive essay to convince the audience that I am qualified to speak on the particular subject.
ReplyDeletePathos is an appeal to the audience’s emotions. It works effective when the author connects to the reader. This element is used in my persuasive essay; it is most effective when trying to connect to an underlying value of the reader.
Logos is a logical appeal. It is used more when describing facts and supporting the speakers topic. This element is used in my persuasive essay to enhance my logos. It is also used to make me look knowledgeable and prepared to my audience.
What is ETHOS? How is this element used in my persuasive essay?
ReplyDeleteEthos is appeal based on the character of the speaker. An ethos-driven document relies on the reputation of the author. I used Ethos in my persuasive essay by getting the attention of the audience to get a point across.
What is PATHOS? How is this element used in my persuasive essay?
Pathos is appeal based on emotion. Advertisements tend to be pathos-driven. I used Pathos in my persuasive essay because it allows the reader to make a connection to the text by realizing the emotions.
What is LOGOS? How is this element used in my persuasive essay?
Logos is appeal based on logic or reason. Documents distributed by companies or corporations are logos-driven. Scholarly documents are also often logos-driven. I used Logos in my persuasive essay because this provides public distribution
What is ETHOS? How is this element used in my persuasive essay?
ReplyDeleteEthos is appeal based on the character of the speaker. It is used in my persuasive essay by a way of getting my message to the audience and also have them thinking about my position and really what i am basically thinking.
What is PATHOS? How is this element used in my persuasive essay?
Pathos is appeal based on emotion. It will really get my point across to them to find out what kinds of reasons i have that will not only affect them but also in my position as well as many of the other people at that time.
What is LOGOS? How is this element used in my persuasive essay?
Logos is appeal based on logic or reason. It is used in my persuasive essay by away of supporting my point and getting it across. It is used as something that will improve my essay.
Ethos is the element a writer uses in order to act as a "speaker" for the character, and the link between the character and the speaker.
ReplyDeleteA Pathos element is the emotion part of the story, and how characters relate and act towards one another.
The Logos element of a story is the characters logic or reasoning within the story. It's their "gut" feeling, and how they react to the world around them.
Ethos is based on the credibility of the author. It is used in persuasive essays to gain the trust of the readers; if the author is using reliable sources they are more likely to be listened to. Pathos appeals to the emotions. Pathos is used in my persuasive essay to get the attention and grab the reader and pull them by the ear to listen to you. Also it is supposed to touch the reader so that it becomes personal. Logos appeals to reason. This is used in my persuasive essay to make the reader listen and think about what they are reading.
ReplyDeleteEthos- means convincing by the character of the author. We tend to believe people whom we respect. One of the central problems of argumentation is to project an impression to the reader that you are someone worth listening to, in other words making yourself as author into an authority on the subject of the paper, as well as someone who is likable and worthy of respect.
ReplyDeleteThis relates to my essay because even though i am a slave, i am a slave trying to help other slaves. slaves will listen to me because they feel the exact same way i do.
Pathos- means persuading by appealing to the reader's emotions. We can look at texts ranging from classic essays to contemporary advertisements to see how pathos, emotional appeals, are used to persuade. Language choice affects the audience's emotional response, and emotional appeal can effectively be used to enhance an argument.
I wrote in my essay, "Freedom is in our hearts, minds, and dreams. We deserve it just as much as everyone else. We have done nothing wrong to deserve this treatment from anyone."
Logos- means persuading by the use of reasoning. This will be the most important technique we will study, and Aristotle's favorite. We'll look at deductive and inductive reasoning, and discuss what makes an effective, persuasive reason to back up your claims. Giving reasons is the heart of argumentation, and cannot be emphasized enough. We'll study the types of support you can use to substantiate your thesis, and look at some of the common logical fallacies, in order to avoid them in your writing.
I used Pathos in my essay by saying, "How are we any different from them other then the color of our skin? Do we love our families less? Care less? No, we are just like them and deserve to be treated the same."
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ReplyDeleteEthos is appeal based on the honesty of the author. It gives the author credibility. It is used in my persuasive essay to help persuade or convince the reader.
ReplyDeletePathos is used to appeal to the readers emotions. It is used in my persuasive essay to attract readers by appealing to their personal feelings about the topic.
Logos is used to appeal to the readers logically. It is used in my persuasive essay to show my knowledge and convince the reader with reasoning.
The Greek philosopher Aristotle was a very intelligent man in his time so being a philosopher he was always going to have to prove a point. He created his own way of making a persuasive essay. He knows he will have to keep it factual, keep appeal while expressing his own beliefs and feelings on the matter. So he divided it all up and created ethos, logos and pathos. Ethos is the appeal, the opining line that makes the reader pull in for more details, like an add. it also persuades the reader that your choice is the right one. Pathos is the emotions that you insert into a persuasive essay. I personally don’t think it’s a good idea to insert your own emotions into a persuasive essay. I understand that the demand and immediate words like “now” or “need” are to help press the issue until it is resolved. But emotions make things messy I prefer factual logical evidence because you cant second guess that. Which brings us to our next word logos which translates to logical. It “means persuading by the use of reasoning” this was “Greek philosopher” Aristotle’s favorite. You give reasons and explanations but it makes perfect sense.
ReplyDeleteEthos- This is the line that states your opinion and persuades the reader so they think to that what you believe is correct.
ReplyDeletePathos- This line is the line that takes the feelings of the reader into conciderataion. You use this by talking about the feelings of the reader and how they relate to the topic.
Logos- Appeals to reason. This shows how much you actually know and helps persaude the reader.
Ethos- is the trustworthiness or credibility of the writer or speaker.Ethos is often conveyed through tone and style of the message and through the way the writer or speaker refers to differing views.
ReplyDeletePathos- is dealing with the readers emotions. An appeal to pathos causes an audience not just to respond emotionally but to identify with the writer's point of view , and to feel what the writer feels.
Logos- giving supporting evidence. The impact of logos on an audience is sometimes called the argument's logical appeal.
Ethos are used by the author to persaude the reader. It convinces the reader of the authors credibility. Meaning that it tells the reader how trustworthy they can be of the author.
ReplyDeletePathos connects the author to the reader. It makes the reader respond emotionally to the text.
Logos appeals to the reason or the logic with in the story.
Ethos (Credibility) is like a spirit of culture or a time. It is the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, community, institution etc. Also, means convincing by the character of the author. It is used in my persuasive essay by a way of getting messages across to the audience to have a clear understanding of what you are talking about.
ReplyDeletePathos (Emotional) is a pathetic expression or utterance; a quality of speech, writing, events, persons etc. It is used in a persuasive essay because it is used to appeal the reads emotion.
Logos (Logical) is a pervading cosmic idea or spirit of creativity or rationality. It is used in a persuasive essay to reasoning within the story.
Ethos is the element a writer uses in order to act as a "speaker" for the character, and the link between the character and the speaker.
ReplyDeleteA Pathos element is the emotion part of the story, and how characters relate and act towards one another.
The Logos element of a story is the characters logic or reasoning within the story. It's their "gut" feeling, and how they react to the world around them.